St Margaret's House the Old Rectory

St Margaret's House, formerly The Old Rectory, is a house of two build phases, dating to the early 18th century and the 1840s. The older part of the house largely survives behind a rectangular block built in the 1840s which obscures it from the road. The earlier section is constructed of limestone rubble with some dressings and a plain tile roof, while the later addition is of coursed limestone rubble with Bathstone dressings and a Welsh slate roof. The original plan comprised a house of two rooms in width, with a central axial stack and a corridor running across the back, located in front of the front wall of the original house. This corridor extends from the entrance to the stair. A rear wing extends back from the obscured front.

The south front presents a two-storey, four-window facade. It features 12-pane sashes in stone frames, with drip moulds to the ground floor windows only. A hipped roof with a central brick stack is characteristic of this elevation, along with deep overhanging eaves. The east entrance front has a six-panelled door within a gabled porch, above which is a 12-pane sash. An original 12-pane sash window with a hood mould is situated to the right within the older part, resulting from alterations in the 1840s. The west front features a tall 15-pane stair sash window, arranged as six over nine panes, also with a hood mould. To the right of the stair window is a truncated chimney breast. A single-bay projection from the older part contains a door with a flat hood and a small casement above. The rear wing consists of two bays, featuring an original flat-faced mullion window. The north front exhibits a mix of two and three-light casements with small panes, some of which are original, along with several blocked windows. A small, modern, flat-roofed extension of little significance is present. The paired wings are hipped at the north end and punctuated by large brick ridge stacks; the tiles are replacements. Dormers on the south front look into the valley between the two sections.

The interior was not accessible for inspection, but a stone mullioned window from the original south front is glimpsed in the hallway. The east return presents a four-panelled door within a gabled porch, over which is a 12-pane sash. The left return contains sashes and casements, with a tiled hipped roof.