The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1988. House. 2 related planning applications.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- tall-ember-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 February 1988
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old Rectory, Gold Hill, Batcombe, BA4 6HF
- OS grid reference
- ST 690 390
- Coordinates
- 51.14991, -2.44372
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a house that was originally a rectory, predominantly dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed of coursed and squared rubble with coped verges, and features rendered and ashlar stacks with moulded caps. The roof is covered with triple-Roman tiles. The building has two storeys and is arranged in a 3:1 bay configuration. It includes sash windows with glazing bars set in freestone surrounds, with the right bay projecting slightly beneath a front-facing gable. On the ground floor, there are two single-storeyed canted bay windows with cornices. The entrance is located in the centre of the left three bays and features a six-panelled door within a stone doorcase that has pilasters and a triangular pediment, along with a narrow sidelight to the left.
Local climate
The Old Rectory receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2004
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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