The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1951. Former rectory, private dwelling. 1 related planning application.

The Old Rectory

WRENN ID
lapsed-bastion-rain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Suffolk Coastal MP: Jenny Riddell-Carpenter (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 October 1951
Type
Former rectory, private dwelling
Address
The Old Rectory, Huntingfield, IP19 0PR
OS grid reference
TM 336 743
Coordinates
52.31757, 1.4269
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Rectory is a former rectory that has been converted into a private dwelling. It dates from the mid-16th century at the rear and has undergone significant alterations and additions, particularly the early 19th-century front range. The building is two storeys high with an attic in the earlier section. The front range is constructed of white brick and features a slated roof, three windows with inset sashes and slender glazing bars, and flat brick arches. The entrance includes a six-panel bolection-moulded door with a rectangular fanlight above, and the wide overhanging eaves are supported by paired brackets.

The earlier part of the building consists of a main range and a cross wing, which is timber framed and primarily cased in white brick. The roof of this section is pantiled at the front and slated at the rear. At the back of the cross wing, there is an early 19th-century curved three-light bay with tall sash windows and a tall parapet that has blank panels. The gable end of this wing features very fine early 19th-century carved and cusped bargeboards. Inside, the earlier part has a ceiling with a good roll-moulded beam and joists, while the later section includes a dog-leg staircase with turned balusters and carved ends on the treads.

Local climate

The Old Rectory sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 21 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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