The Rectory and Front Boundary Railings

The Rectory is an early 19th-century building located on Church Street in Ilchester. It is constructed with a facade of Ham stone ashlar, with local lias stone used for the sides and rear. The roof is hipped, covered in Welsh slate, and features a large eaves soffit with pairs of brackets at intervals. A central chimney stack is built of lias stone. The design is in a villa style. The main building is two stories high with an attic, and has three bays. It has sash windows with 12 panes in plain openings; the lower bay of the second window is absent. An entrance on the north side leads through a six-panelled door within a panelled recess, framed by a plain timber architrave. A single-storey extension is located to the west. A dormer window is visible in the roof on the south side. The interior remains unseen. Approximately 3 metres to the east of the house are wrought iron boundary railings with collared spearpoints, set on a low stone base. The railings are topped with cast urn finials on standards, and include a matching pair of gates towards the north end. These railings contribute significantly to the setting of the house and the surrounding streetscape. The building was purchased as a rectory in 1842, though the original construction date is unknown.