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Broadford School
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Detached five-bay two-storey rubble stone former school, dated 1830, with round-headed door opening to centre and door opening to first floor to south approached by flight of steps. Now in residential use. Hipped roof with slate. Concrete ridge tiles. No chimney stacks. No rainwater goods on eaves course. Coursed…

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Detached five-bay two-storey rubble stone former school, dated 1830, with round-headed door opening to centre and door opening to first floor to south approached by flight of steps. Now in residential use. Hipped roof with slate. Concrete ridge tiles. No chimney stacks. No rainwater goods on eaves course. Coursed squared rubble stone walls. Cut-stone date stone. Square-headed window openings. Stone sills. Red brick surrounds. Timber casement windows (some possibly replacement). Round-headed door opening. Cut-stone Gibbsian surround. Timber panelled door. Spoked fanlight. Set back from road in own grounds.Gateway, c.1830, to west comprising rendered piers with iron gates having rubble stone flanking boundary wall.
Broadford School (former) is a fine and imposing substantial building that forms a dominant feature in the historic core of the village of Broadford, with a primary elevation composed of a symmetrical plan and of graceful proportions. The original use, and the prominent setting in the centre of the village, emphasise the social and historic significance of the school as one of the earliest surviving educational facilities in the locality. The use of separate entrances to each level (presumably one for female pupils, with one for male pupils) indicates the social and moral values of the period of construction that promoted the segregation of the sexes. The construction of the school in squared rubble stone attests to the high quality of stone masonry traditionally practised in the locality, and this is especially evident in the cut-stone dressings, including the fine doorcase and date stone, which have retained a crisp intricacy. The former school has been well maintained and, despite a subsequent change of use, retains many original salient features and materials, including the doorcase, fanlight, date stone, and a slate roof.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 11900306

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Robin Pollard, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
  • Computer-made picture. It does not show this garden.
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Alvesgaspar, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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