The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1953. Residential building.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- slow-lime-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 June 1953
- Type
- Residential building
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a detached rectory, now a private dwelling, dating from 1712 with 19th-century alterations and incorporating reused 16th-century stonework. The building features banded brick and flint with a tiled roof and end brick stacks. It has two storeys and attics, arranged in a five-window range. The windows are two-part sashes, each with five lights, and are topped with flat brick arches. The eaves cornice is plastered and coved.
On the central upper floor, there is a reset 16th-century window with three lights, featuring Perpendicular tracery under a square head with carved spandrels. The central ground floor has a restored 16th-century moulded stone doorway with a 4-centred head, above which is a damaged black-letter inscription in carved relief. Above the doorway is a reset niche with a canopied head and shafted jambs, supported by a bracket that bears a carved shield of arms. The door itself is panelled and part-glazed, and to the right are two French doors.
Internally, the rectory contains 19th-century plasterwork, joinery, and chimney pieces. The thickness of some internal walls suggests that it may incorporate elements of an earlier building.
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