The Old Rectory is a Grade II* listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1967. House. 1 related planning application.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- narrow-minaret-dawn
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Winchester MP: Dr Danny Chambers (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 March 1967
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old Rectory, the Square, Droxford, Winchester, SO32 3RB
- OS grid reference
- SU 607 181
- Coordinates
- 50.95976, -1.13699
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a house, likely of older origin but mainly dating from the late 18th century. It features walls made of colourwashed brickwork in Flemish bond with blue headers, a plinth, a deep first-floor band, and rubbed flat arches. The hipped tile roof is adorned with a modillion cornice and flat-roofed dormers. The building has two symmetrical facades forming an L-shape, which conceals irregular and older structures within the angle.
The north front elevation has a slightly projecting center crowned by a parapet, which is raised in the center above a panel. It has two storeys and an attic with three windows on the first floor and one on the ground floor. The first-floor windows are sashes in exposed frames, while the ground-floor sashes are in reveals and feature interior shutters. A Tuscan doorcase includes a blocking course above the entablature, half-columns, and encloses an arched opening with a Gothic fanlight, leading to a seven-panelled door (two of which are glazed).
The east elevation is similar, with two storeys and an attic, featuring five windows and an additional thinner band that is broken by the first-floor cills. The first-floor windows are sashes in exposed frames, while the ground-floor windows are in reveals. Within the angle of the building, there is a tall unit with upper walls that are tile-hung, and lower units that consist of two storeys and an attic with irregular fenestration.
Local climate
The Old Rectory receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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