The Old Rectory in the village of

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, England, stands to the northeast of St Cuthbert's Church. The rectory, together with its adjoining

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, is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade X listed building. The earlier rectory was rebuilt in 1845 at a cost of £1,326 (), of which £600 came from Queen Anne's Bounty. It was designed by the Lancaster architect

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. At that time the rector of St Cuthbert's Church was Revd Thomas Austin, father of

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, who was later to join Sharpe's successor, E. G. Paley, in the Lancaster practice. The rectory is constructed in red brick with stone dressings and a

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roof. It has an L-shaped plan, is in three storeys, and is

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in style. Above the entrance door is a plaque inscribed "A.D. 1845 EDWDO: MALTBY EPISCPO: THA AUSTIN RECTRE: DOMINE DIRIGE NOS". It has since been divided into a house and two flats.

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Religious buildings and structures completed in 1845 Grade II listed buildings in County Durham Grade II listed houses Edmund Sharpe buildings Gothic Revival architecture in County Durham {{UK-listed-building-stub