Christ Church Old School — Main Street

Detached five- or seven-bay two-storey school, dated 1834; built 1840, on a H-shaped plan with single-bay (two-bay deep) double-height gabled advanced end bays. Closed, 1975. Now disused. Pitched slate roof on a H-shaped plan centred on gablets to window openings with clay ridge tiles, grouped red brick Running bond chimney stacks on cushion courses on red brick Running bond bases having dentilated corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, timber bargeboards to gables on paired "Cavetto"-detailed purlins, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on exposed timber rafters retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part repointed coursed rubble stone walls to front (north) elevation on cut-granite chamfered cushion course on plinth with red brick flush quoins to corners; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish (remainder). Series of five round-headed openings (ground floor) with red brick voussoirs centred on cut-granite keystones. Square-headed central door opening into school with red brick block-and-start surround framing timber panelled door having "mouth organ" overlight. Square-headed flanking window openings with cut-granite sills, and red brick block-and-start surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns behind wrought iron bars. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with cut-granite sills, and red brick block-and-start surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Round-headed window openings in tripartite arrangement (end bays) with cut-granite sills, and red brick voussoirs centred on cut-granite keystones framing fixed-pane fittings. Square-headed window openings in bipartite arrangement to side elevations with cut-granite sills, timber mullions, and concealed dressings framing sixteen-over-sixteen timber sash windows. Set back from line of street in unkempt landscaped grounds with granite ashlar piers to perimeter on cruciform plans having stepped capping supporting "Lotus"-detailed cast-iron double gates.