The Old Rectory

The Old Rectory, now known as Tor International School, is a former rectory built in the mid-19th century by John Norton. It is constructed from local lias stone that has been cut and squared, featuring bands of red stone and Ham stone dressings. The roof is made of plain clay tiles, with decorative bands of fish scale tiles between the coped gables and stone chimney stacks.

The building is mostly two storeys with attics and has a five-bay asymmetrical north elevation. The third bay and the fourth and fifth bays are gabled. Architectural details include a plinth and string course, as well as chamfered mullioned windows of various designs. The first bay features a two-light flat-headed window set in a voussoired segmental arch, with a pointed arched doorway to the left and a catslide roof above. The second bay has a similar four-light window below and a three-light window set in a gabled dormer above. The third bay contains a four-light trefoil cusped window below and a three-light flat-headed transomed window above, under a relieving arch. The fourth bay has a pointed arch leading to an inner porch and a two-light transomed window with a relieving arch over shouldered-arched lights, along with a projecting chimney stack. The fifth bay features a single lancet window.

The west elevation has three bays with similarly varied windows. The first bay projects slightly and has a sloping stone roof, while the second bay contains a three-light plate tracery stair window. The third bay features a chamfered projection with a hipped roof and pairs of windows on each face. The south elevation, which faces the garden, is comparatively plain.

Inside, many original fittings remain, including gothic chimney-pieces, and the high first floor has been further extended into the roof space.