The Old Rectory

The Old Rectory is a large detached house, formerly the Rectory of Clyst St George, built in the early 19th century with a later 19th-century extension. It is constructed of brick in Flemish bond and features slate gabled-end roofs. The building has an L-shaped plan, with the earlier section being single-depth and a centrally positioned staircase at the rear that serves both this section and the later double-depth rear range. There are internal end stacks with moulded caps on the front range, and one end and two axial stacks on the rear wing.

The house is two storeys high with a symmetrical front that has a five-window range. It features heavy coping on the gable ends, 12-pane hornless sash windows with external shutters on the first floor, and 2-pane horned sash windows on the ground floor, including a central French window. All windows have keystones. There are three gabled dormers with 6-pane sash windows. The roof ridge line is broken left of centre where it meets the higher ridge line of the rear wing. The end gable walls on both sides have windows, with the right-hand end also featuring a late 20th-century ground-floor window.

The 19th-century rear wing is set back and the right-hand (south) front faces the church, designed as a significant facade with a four-window range. Each window bay has separately gabled dormers with horned sashes. The left-hand bay projects and includes two set-offs and a lean-to porch with two chamfered stone arches. The first floor has 2-pane horned sash windows under hoodmoulds, with the window above the porch featuring leaded coloured glass. The ground floor has one, two, and three-light sash windows, all with hoodmoulds. The left-hand elevation is asymmetrical, with the rear wing extending beyond the line of the earlier house, and its gable apex features a crenellated open turret.

Inside, there is an open well staircase with stick balusters and plain carpentry details, although the fireplaces have been replaced in the late 20th century. The Old Rectory is set in extensive grounds and is well grouped with the parish church. Many of the outbuildings, including the stables, were destroyed by an incendiary bomb in 1940.