The Old School House

Detached three-bay single-storey former school, built c. 1830. Comprising gable-fronted porch to front (north) elevation, return with lean-to to rear (south) elevation and external rendered staircase to east elevation. Pitched slate roof having limestone eaves course, limestone chimneystacks and open work limestone chimneystack to east elevation. Roughcast rendered walls with render plaques having fluted roundel and swag motifs. Square-headed openings with limestone hoodmoulding, limestone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Pointed arch opening to east elevation having limestone sill and replacement uPVC window. Pointed arch opening to west elevation with limestone hoodmoulding, sill and replacement uPVC window. Pointed arch opening to porch having replacement glazed overlight over half-glazed timber panelled doors. Pair of square-profile roughcast rendered piers to north having render caps, single-leaf timber gate and rendered boundary walls. Pair of square-profile rendered piers to north-east with render caps and double-leaf cast-iron gates.

This former school has an interesting architectural form, with a single-storey façade and two-storey rear and side elevations. The building retains many original high quality features, such as the openwork limestone bellcote/chimneystack, decorative render plaques and limestone sills. The pointed arch opening to the rear maintains its finely carved hoodmoulding, which adds further artistic interest to the composition. Prominently sited, this former school provides a pleasing roadside feature.