Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1988. Rectory.
Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- nether-screen-juniper
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 October 1988
- Type
- Rectory
- Address
- Old Rectory, Durnford
- OS grid reference
- SU 136 383
- Coordinates
- 51.14382, -1.80586
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a rectory that has been converted into a private house. It was rebuilt in 1728 for Reverend John Talman and originally included two parlours, two chambers, two garrets, and a stable. The building features a mix of dispersed flint and stone, with tiled hung gables and a tiled roof. It is two storeys high, with a cellar and attics. The western block, dating from the early to mid-18th century, consists of five bays made of brick, with stone quoined openings and twelve-paned sash windows. There are two gables and a dormer situated between them, along with a stack on the west gable. At the rear, there are extensive early 19th-century additions, which include a canted bay to the south and service rooms in the east wing. The entrance leads to a stair hall in the 19th-century section. Inside, the rectory retains an original chimney piece in the parlour and reused moulded ceiling beams.
Local climate
Old Rectory receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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