The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of Glamorgan local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 10 October 2002. Rectory. 1 related planning application.

The Old Rectory

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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Constituency
Vale of Glamorgan MP: Kanishka Narayan (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
10 October 2002
Type
Rectory
Address
The Old Rectory, Wenvoe
OS grid reference
ST 122 726
Coordinates
51.44598, -3.26478
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Old Rectory is a large former rectory built in the Regency style. The main part of the building features unpainted roughcast walls with ashlar and stucco dressings, topped by a shallow-pitched hipped Welsh slate roof that has overhanging eaves and tall, narrow rendered stacks. The main two-storey rectangular unit has been extended on all sides: there are single-storey glazed conservatories added to the front and left side, a lower two-storey tile-hung wing at the rear, and a further conservatory along with a two-storey rendered wing on the side opposite the church. The windows in the main range are 12-pane sashes with stone sills set in reveals. The main entrance is located on the side; the first floor features a three-window range on the left and is windowless on the right, with a stone platband below. The ground floor has similar windows, and the doorway, which has a fanlight with radial glazing and a six-panelled door, is now accessed through the conservatory. The main facade facing the road has a five-window range, while the extension on the church side includes a curved bay with a relocated long small-pane round-headed sash window.

Inside, there is a long hall that runs parallel to the street frontage, with the main reception rooms located at the front. Many original furnishings have been retained, including panelled reveals and shutters, six-panelled doors, and fireplaces. The staircase features a wreathed handrail, enriched treads, and slender turned balusters, along with an original staircase window arch that has a fluted surround and panelled reveals.

Local climate

The Old Rectory sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,090 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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