The Rectory And Rectory Lodge

The Rectory and Rectory Lodge are a pair of former residences, dating from the late 14th century, with significant alterations from around 1720 for Thomas Morgan, and further changes in 1858 by Richard Reynolds Rowe of Cambridge. The building is constructed of dressed limestone, with ashlar chimneys and a stone slate roof, with plain tiles on the turret.

The main structure is a long two-story range with an attic, complemented by a three-story north cross-wing. The east front features three parapet gables to the left, one dating back to the late 14th century with some 19th-century rebuilding, and including a pointed-arched doorway and a small square-headed opening. An ogee-headed upper-floor lancet window is present, and a 19th-century oriel window with mullioned and transomed windows, tracery panels, shaped stone brackets, and a lead hipped roof is situated in the middle gable. A hooded upper-floor cross window is set to the right, along with a central 18th-century two-light window. The right gable is slightly recessed, with 19th-century cross-window fenestration on the ground and upper floors, a doorway, and a central 18th-century two-light window. Chimneys with moulded caps are positioned at either end of the central section. A mullioned and transomed bay window with a hipped coped roof sits in the angle with the north wing. The northern wing features a large parapet gable with mullioned windows and hoods, and two ground-floor cross windows with a linking hood. The north side is characterised by scattered two-light and cross windows, all with hoods, and a central attic dormer linked to an eaves-mounted chimney. A late 14th-century parapet gable is present on the west side, along with a 19th-century timber oriel to the upper floor, featuring irontwist-enriched corner posts, slender irontwist posts supporting internal segmental rere-arches and two 12-pane sashes with timber lintels. The gable end of the north wing projects forward, topped by an octagonal attic turret on a square base with a single leaded light on each face, a sprocketed conical roof, and an iron weathervane. A hipped-roofed 19th-century porch is situated in the angle to the right of the wing, featuring a gabled porch hood on timber brackets. A doorway with a chamfered opening and a two-light mullioned and transomed upper-floor window with ogee trefoil tracery heads are located on the south end.

Inside the south wing, a heavy studded plank door is present in a pointed-arched upper-floor doorway. The roof structure of the main range dates to the 1720 alterations. The entrance hall includes a fireplace with a large 19th-century hood bearing the arms of the See of Gloucester, the parish church (St. George), and Jesus College Cambridge. There is much 19th-century linenfold panelling with matching doors, alongside various other 19th-century features, including a piscina in the cloakroom. The building forms part of a group with a dovecote to the north and a former oven house to the south.