The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Rectory. 3 related planning applications.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- first-remnant-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 November 1984
- Type
- Rectory
- Address
- The Old Rectory, Holford, TA5 1RY
- OS grid reference
- ST 156 411
- Coordinates
- 51.1636, -3.20808
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a rectory that has been converted into a dwelling. It was rebuilt in 1815, replacing an earlier structure, and was enlarged in the late 19th century. The building is rendered over random rubble and features a hipped slate roof with overhanging eaves and a plastered soffit board, along with brick stacks.
The east front has two storeys and consists of one bay on the left and three bays on the right. It includes 12-pane sash windows, with the left-hand bay on the right side projecting forward and featuring a 2-light casement with glazing bars and a French window below. The entrance is located on the right return and has a three-bay facade with an internal porch and glazed double doors.
On the left return, there is a long two-bay facade. The first floor has a casement window with a blind box and a blocked window, while below it, there is a French window with a blind box and an 18-pane sash window to the left. The latter was originally the stair light but was removed when the angle between the service wing and the dwelling on the west front was filled in during the late 19th century. This area was likely previously occupied by a conservatory.
Local climate
The Old Rectory receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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 — 3 applications
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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