The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 May 1987. Rectory. 6 related planning applications.

The Old Rectory

WRENN ID
ancient-keep-candle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cotswold
Constituency
North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 May 1987
Type
Rectory
Address
The Old Rectory, Great Rissington, GL54 2LL
OS grid reference
SP 195 171
Coordinates
51.85269, -1.71743
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Rectory is a former rectory, now a house, dating from the early 18th century with extensions added in the 19th century. It is constructed of coursed, squared, and dressed limestone, with a stone slate roof and ashlar stacks. The building consists of an original rectangular range to which extensions have been added at the rear. The attic is lit by two gabled 2-light dormers and two half dormers with raking leaded roofs, both dating to the 20th century.

The south front retains the original 3-bay entrance. The first floor has two early 18th-century sash windows, one with 24 panes, one with 18 panes, and a further 24-pane sash window at the lower left. All windows are set within dressed stone architraves with keystones and have wide glazing bars. A two-light steel casement with leaded panes in a roll-moulded stone surround is located at the lower right. The right-hand return has 2 and 3-light casements with similar surrounds. A two-storey canted bay, built in ashlar, is set into the left-hand return, lit by 18-pane sashes with wide glazing bars within dressed stone surrounds with keystones. A central door features a rusticated surround in the manner of Gibbs, and incorporates part-glazed panes at the top and a single fielded panel at the bottom. Axial, gable-end, and lateral stacks are present, each featuring moulded cappings and skirtings. The interior was not inspected.

Local climate

The Old Rectory receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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