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Detached eleven-bay double-height school, built 1813-4, on a U-shaped plan centred on single-bay single-storey gabled advanced porch; two-bay two-storey gabled projecting end bays. Pitched slate roof on a U-shaped plan on strutted King post timber construction; pitched (gabled) slate roof (porch) on cut-limestone columns on cut-limestone stepped plinths, terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimney stacks including rendered chimney stacks (west) having rendered capping supporting yellow terracotta tapered pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves with cast-iron downpipes. Lime rendered coursed rubble stone walls on coursed rubble stone plinth with concealed cut-limestone flush quoins to corners; rendered surface finish (west). Paired square-headed central door openings with cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds. Camber-headed window openings with cut-limestone sills, and cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds framing pivoting windows having square glazing bars. Camber-headed window openings (end bays) with lunette window openings (gables), cut-limestone sills, and cut-limestone block-and-start surrounds framing timber casement windows having square glazing bars. Set back from line of street.

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