Crosstree House The Old Rectory

Crosstree House, also known as The Old Rectory, is a rectory that has been divided into two dwellings. It was built around 1830, likely by Richard Carver, the Diocesan architect, and incorporates elements from an earlier 18th-century structure, along with some 20th-century changes to the windows. The exterior is rendered to mimic ashlar stone and features angle buttresses with set-offs, hipped and gabled slate roofs, with some areas treated with bitumen. The building includes several polygonal stacks with moulded stone caps, three grouped stacks set diagonally, and a few 20th-century stacks. The south-facing main entrance has two storeys and an attic, with irregular window placements, including two-light stone-mullioned windows with labels and a canted stone oriel adorned with quatrefoils at the base. The entrance porch is single-storey, embattled, and features a string course with carved panels, leading to a door with a 4-centred arch in a stone surround and a traceried design. The garden front showcases a large single-storey canted stone bay. The other elevations maintain a similar style, although some roadside windows have been replaced with UPVC casements. The interior is noted to be of some quality and is contemporary with the building's construction.