The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1983. House. 3 related planning applications.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- solemn-lintel-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 August 1983
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old Rectory, Church Road, Shaw Cum Donnington, RG14 2DR
- OS grid reference
- SU 476 682
- Coordinates
- 51.41101, -1.31679
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a house dating to the 17th century, with additions from the early 19th century and early 20th century. It is constructed of brick, timber framing with brick nogging, with some rendered areas and tile hanging. The roof is tiled, and the front features three gables and four chimney stacks. The house is two storeys and has an attic. The original central block dates to the 17th century and has a timber-framed first floor and a tile-hung gable. Early 20th-century mullioned and transomed windows are arranged as two on the ground floor, one on the first floor, and one in the gable, of this central block. To the right is an early 20th-century block, also with mullioned and transomed windows on both floors, and a door to the left. A left-hand block, dating to the early 19th century, has a single-pane glazing bar sash window on each of the ground and first floors, and a 20th-century mullioned and transomed window above the door on the right. The front door is six-panelled, with a plain rectangular fanlight, a simple doorcase, and a bracketed flat hood.
Local climate
The Old Rectory receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 7 transactions since 2001
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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