The Old Rectory

The Old Rectory is a house, originally built as a rectory around 1727-30. It was designed by Francis Smith for Dr. Euseby Isham. The building is constructed from lias ashlar stone with limestone dressings and has a slate roof. It follows a double-depth plan.

The west front has five bays and a central door with six panels, a moulded stone surround, and a pediment above. The sash windows have glazing bars and are set within moulded stone surrounds. The detailing includes rusticated quoins and an ashlar cornice topped with a parapet. The roof is hipped with three flat-roofed dormers and rendered stacks at the ridge. The north and south elevations are similarly designed, each with three bays and a central door with a pediment on the north side.

Inside, a fine 18th-century staircase features three turned balusters to each tread, with carved ends to the treads. The ground and first floors contain rooms with fielded panelling and 18th and 19th century marble fireplaces. Panelling in the Drawing Room is currently covered. A further 18th-century back staircase has a turned balustrade.