The Old Rectory and Swanwic House the Old Rectory Under Kings Road is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1952. Residential. 1 related planning application.
The Old Rectory and Swanwic House the Old Rectory Under Kings Road
- WRENN ID
- distant-moat-twilight
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 June 1952
- Type
- Residential
- Address
- The Old Rectory and Swanwic House the Old Rectory Under Kings Road, Swanage
- OS grid reference
- SZ 027 788
- Coordinates
- 50.60892, -1.9624
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory and Swanwic House, located on Kings Road, is now divided into two houses. The oldest part of the building dates back to the mid-17th century, with expansions made in the 18th and early 19th centuries, along with various later lean-to additions. The structure features Purbeck Stone walls and roofs, and the original layout is hard to determine due to these successive changes. The building has two storeys and attics, with gabled roofs, some of which have half-hips. It includes a mix of double-hung sash windows and casements. The entrance door to The Old Rectory is notable for its carved stone head, dated July 10, 1667, with the initials WR, likely representing William Rose, the Rector at that time and possibly the builder of the house. Adjacent to this is a fragment of medieval window tracery, which may have been re-set. The interior has been significantly altered.
Local climate
The Old Rectory and Swanwic House the Old Rectory Under Kings Road receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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