The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1968. Rectory. 4 related planning applications.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- shadowed-copper-ochre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1968
- Type
- Rectory
- Address
- The Old Rectory, Gay Street, Mells, BA11 3PT
- OS grid reference
- ST 726 491
- Coordinates
- 51.24075, -2.39291
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is an 18th-century rectory with mid-19th century additions and alterations. It is constructed of Doulting ashlar with a slate hipped roof, coped verges to the wings, and a moulded cornice and parapet with coping. Plain ashlar stacks are also present. The building has a virtually symmetrical classical facade. The main two-storey section has a 1:2:2 bay arrangement, with the central two bays stepped forward slightly. It features sash windows with glazing bars, set within moulded stone architraves, emphasised keystones, and moulded sills. A central semi-circular head door opening has a similar surround, double French doors, and a radiating fanlight. A lower three-bay wing extends to the left. The wing has sash windows with glazing bars within plain stone surrounds on the first floor, and a single opening on the ground floor. Inside, there are two fireplaces with bolection moulded stone surrounds on the first floor, along with six-panelled doors and some window shutters. The rear elevation was under reconstruction during a recent survey.
Local climate
The Old Rectory receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2001
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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