Building record 1396600000 - Old Rectory, Middle Claydon

With the exception of the Old Rectory, the buildings in the village are vernacular in style and domestic in scale and tend to be either one and a half or two storeys high, with narrow gables. With the exception of the Old Rectory and the Post Office, most of the historic development in the village is located on the north-west side of the road. The Old Rectory, which is located on the southern side of the street, is a large rendered building set slightly back from the road behind a narrow grass verge and a two metre high brick wall. The principal elevation of the building faces onto the road and provides a focus to views when approaching the village from the west. The scale, restrained proportions and classical references of the Old Rectory set it apart from the more vernacular style buildings within the village and reflect the social status of the rector within the community. This is a local building of note within the Conservation Area of Middle Claydon. (B1).