Old Rectory

The Old Rectory is a private house that was originally built as a rectory for Reverend James Rawlings by Samuel Bone in 1836. It stands on the site of an earlier rectory and may incorporate some earlier masonry. The building is constructed from stuccoed stone and features a slate roof with hipped ends surrounding a central well. It has brick and rendered brick stacks and is almost rectangular in shape, with projecting wings at the front to the north-east and at the rear near the center.

The Old Rectory has two storeys and cellars, with a north-facing front that has three windows arranged in a regular pattern, where the right-hand side is set forward. The ground floor features a tall 24-pane sash window on the left side of a 20th-century rendered porch with a flat roof, and a tall 16-pane sash in the projecting wing on the right. Above, there are two 16-pane sashes flanking a 12-pane sash. The west-facing front is symmetrical, with the ground floor displaying two tall 24-pane sashes flanking a central 12-pane sash in a slightly recessed bay with a segmental arch above. The upper floor has two 12-pane sashes and one 16-pane sash. All windows, except for the one in the 20th-century porch, are without horns and feature crown glass, with granite sills.

Inside, the Old Rectory retains much of its original detail, including doorcases with reeded architraves and roundels at the corners. The drawing room boasts ornate plasterwork cornices adorned with acanthus leaves, and there are 19th-century marble fireplaces with arched openings supported by heavy brackets. The main staircase is an open-string design with a wreathed rail that is ramped at the corners, while the back staircase features turned newels. There is considerable documentary evidence relating to the earlier rectory, which existed in 1613 and included a hall, kitchen, and four chambers.