Rectory

The Rectory is a building from the 17th century that was remodelled in the early 19th century. It is constructed of squared coursed limestone and ashlar, topped with a slate roof and featuring brick stacks. The structure has two storeys and an attic, with four bays. The doorway, located in the second bay from the right, is framed by a stone architrave with Tuscan pilasters and a straight moulded entablature, leading to 19th-century half-glazed double doors. To the right of the doorway is a sash window with a plain stone surround, while three similar windows are irregularly spaced to the left. The first floor has sash windows with wooden lintels, and there is a 20th-century dormer. An irregular two-storey extension to the right is made of uncoursed rubble and has a slate roof, with windows featuring moulded wooden mullions and leaded panes, which are partly obscured at the time of resurvey. Inside, there is an early 19th-century staircase with the ends of the treads carved with scrolls, and marble fireplaces decorated with fluted Grecian motifs. The roof, likely from the 17th century, includes chamfered tie beams and purlins. The Rectory is depicted on a map of Aynho from 1696 by James Fish of Warwick, showing a triple gabled front and extensions to the right and left, parts of which still exist. In the early 19th century, the gables were removed, the front was remodelled, and extensions were added to the rear.