The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 April 1961. Private house. 1 related planning application.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-quoin-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 April 1961
- Type
- Private house
- Address
- The Old Rectory, Pyle Lane, Yeovilton, Yeovil, Yeovilton and District, BA22 8EX
- OS grid reference
- ST 547 229
- Coordinates
- 51.00438, -2.64635
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a former rectory now functioning as a private house. It dates from the early 18th century, with some earlier fragments. The building is constructed from locally sourced stone that is cut, squared, and coursed, featuring Ham stone dressings. It has a hipped Welsh slate roof with copings on the projecting gables and stone chimney stacks.
The structure is two storeys high with an attic and has a five-bay facade where the outer bays slightly project. The central doorway features a six-flush panel door and two glazed panels, all set within a bolection mould architrave and topped by a curved pediment hood on console brackets, which includes arms in a cartouche, believed to be Sandys. The windows are three-light transitional types, combining ovolo moulded mullions and architraves, with most lights being leaded. There are also some old iron casement windows with catches and stops, many equipped with internal ferramenta, and blind windows at the upper levels in the outer bays.
Inside, the property includes window shutters, numerous six and eight panelled doors, though the staircase is likely from the early 20th century. There are some ceiling covings and a notable sun-room located at the southwest corner.
Local climate
The Old Rectory receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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 2006
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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