Old Rectory

The Old Rectory is a house dating to the 16th century. It was originally constructed with close-studded timber framing and wattle and daub infill, now largely covered by brick and rendered, with a tiled roof. The original plan comprised two rooms, with a central chimney. The building has a gable facing the road, and a first-floor jetty, originally also at eaves level; the gable was later rebuilt with minimal framing and infilled with rendered brick. A boarded entrance door is on the right, and a four-light mullioned window with iron casements is on the left. The left-hand jetty is underbuilt with brick. The first floor has a two-light casement window replacing a former canted-side oriel window, with its head and sill surviving at the rear, along with two brackets below the sill. Tension braces are present on the first floor; the remaining framing is from floor to ceiling. Framing survives on the left-side wall to the first floor, with brick replacing the front ground floor section; a lean-to extension covers the rear part. The right-hand side is partly covered by a later stone-built dwelling. The right-hand side has exposed ground floor square panel timber framing, and close-studded framing to the first floor. The rear gable has a first floor and eaves jetty. Internally, there are two rooms - a smaller one at the rear, and a larger one at the front. The front room has a large chamfered axial ceiling beam with run-out stops, and the first-floor beams have a similar stop. A large chimney is located to the rear of the second bay, featuring a spiral stair from the lobby on the right. There is evidence of blocked doors at both floor levels within the chimney space. It is believed the building may have been a solar wing of a larger house.