The Old Rectory

The Old Rectory is a house that was formerly used as a rectory, built around 1840-1850. It is constructed from local stone and flint rubble, with some details in Beerstone. The front of the building is plastered, and it features stone rubble stacks with plastered brick chimney shafts. The roof is made of slate.

The house faces south-south-west, away from the lane and church. The front block contains three main rooms: the left room has a gable end stack, while the other two share an axial stack for back-to-back fireplaces. The center and right sections are double depth. The rear section has a double roof that runs at right angles to the front roof and includes an entrance hall and main stair, as there is no front doorway. There is also a service room heated by an axial stack. A kitchen block projects east from the rear part, with its roof aligned with the front block and a projecting gable-end stack. This block includes the former parish room.

The building is two stories tall and is designed in a restrained Tudor Gothic style. The exterior features a symmetrical three-window front, with the center bay slightly projecting and gabled. It includes a ground floor canted bay window and a first floor casement window with a hoodmould. Above the gable is an uninscribed shield-shaped plaque. On either side are ground floor casement windows with hoodmoulds and first floor gabled half dormers. The house has mostly original mullioned windows with hoodmoulds, and while most contain replacement glass, a couple of rear windows still have diamond panes of leaded glass. The roofs are gable-ended, featuring shaped kneelers and coping. The rear elevation is less regular and includes a double gabled section.

The interior has not been inspected, but it is reported to contain a significant amount of original joinery and other details.