Old Rectory

The Old Rectory is a parsonage that has been converted into a house. It was built in the early to mid-17th century for the Bowle family and underwent alterations in the 18th century. The building is constructed of brick with small panels of flint arranged in a diaper pattern and features a tiled roof. It has two storeys, attics, and a cellar, with a three-bay front and a four-bay rear wing that includes a stair tower in the re-entrant angle.

The central entrance consists of a six-panelled door, with the upper panels glazed, set beneath a segmental canopy. On either side of the entrance are two moulded timber cross windows, likely from the 19th or 20th century, along with three-light timber windows on the upper floor, all featuring lead glazing. The upper openings have cambered heads, which appear to be original. The building has offset cogged brick eaves and external stacks on the gables with two offsets, along with diagonal brick stacks above the ridge. There is a single gabled dormer over the right bay.

The earlier rear wing is made of mixed brick and flint and has various windows, as well as a large central transverse stack with four flues, the outermost of which is set diagonally. The stair tower at the rear is gabled, and the rear wing includes a central one-bay secondary stair tower.

Inside, there is a central hallway with a dining room to the left, featuring 17th-century panelling and a six-panelled 18th-century door. To the right is the drawing room, which has a panelled door set in an eared architrave topped with a broken pediment. The fireplace in this room has an egg and dart surround and a frieze adorned with garlands between consoles, along with a moulded mantle shelf. The room also features a 17th-century cornice and fireplaces in the first-floor rooms. A 17th-century staircase leads to the attic level, although it has been rebuilt on the ground floor.