The Old Rectory And Attached Rear Wall

The Old Rectory and attached rear wall is a house dating from around 1470, with a partial refacing that occurred around 1770. It originally contained late 16th-century panelling. The structure is built of render and brick, featuring limestone dressings, a rubble plinth, brick gable stacks, and a pantile hipped roof. The house has a double-depth plan that includes right-hand rear wings and stands two storeys tall with an attic, comprising a five-window range.

The building is divided into two sections: the left-hand section has two windows, while the right-hand section has three, with the windows stepping up towards the left. The right side has a band above the plinth and a ground-floor drip, with differently moulded cornices that also step up, culminating in a continuous coped parapet. The right-hand section from around 1770 features raised, coved surrounds with ogee heads, a left-hand doorway that includes an interlacing overlight and a six-panel door with the upper four panels raised. It also has six-over-six pane sashes with interlacing heads and three sunken panels on the parapet. The left-hand section from the 19th century has keyed architraves on horned six-over-six pane ground-floor sashes and four-over-eight pane sashes on the first floor.

The drip and cornice continue into the right-hand return, reaching the external gable stack, with windows on each side mirroring those at the front. There is no right-hand ground-floor window, and a single-storey block extends to the rear. The roof is continuous, featuring two hipped dormers at the rear and three hips at the front.

While the interior is not accessible, it is reported to have a left-hand lateral stair flight with an uncut string, column-on-vase balusters, and a ramped rail. An attached wall is located at the northeast corner of the property.

Historically, this building served as the rectory for St Michael's Church, built around 1470, which underwent significant rebuilding in 1775 by Thomas Paty, who likely introduced the ogee fenestration seen in the rectory. Notably, fine late 16th-century panelling was removed and is now located in the ground floor Oak Room at the Red Lodge. A house has been marked on the site since at least 1673, as shown on Millerd's Map of Bristol.