The Old Rectory And Adjoining Coach House And Stables

The Old Rectory, along with its adjoining coach house and stables, was built in 1864 by George Devey for the Earl of Ducie. It is now a private house. The building is constructed of squared rubble with freestone dressings, and has a plain tiled roof with brick stacks featuring cornices. It is arranged in an irregular L-shape with a gabled cross wing to the south, and is two storeys with attics in the gables.

The facade has three bays. A projecting square bay window is on the left, topped with a gable and featuring a six-light cross window with king mullions on the ground floor, and three- and two-light windows above. The gabled cross wing to the right includes a buttress on the ground floor, an oriel window above with a 1:2:1 light arrangement, and a three-light casement in the attic. A moulded doorcase, with a four-centred head, enriched spandrels, and a hoodmould with lozenge stops is in the centre, with the Ducie coronet and date displayed above. The first floor has a four-light cross window and the attic a two-light casement.

To the left of the main house, a wall extends north for about 15 yards, behind which is a single-storey coach house, offices, and stables, forming three sides of a yard.