Description

SK 38/3925 PARISH OF MELBOURNE PENN LANE
6/150 (South Side)
18.2.71 National School
GV II
School, now workshop. 1822 with late C19 additions. Red brick,
with stone dressings to the addition, and slate roof with brick
coped gables, brick gable stack to west and a dentilled eaves
band. Two storeys and five bays plus late C19 addition to
south. Gabled east elevation has steps up to a central double
chamfered pointed brick doorcase with two painted inner
mouldings on iron shafts and a returned brick hoodmould. To
either side there are pointed windows with brick returned hoods
and Gothick traceried metal lights. Above the door is a plain
stone plaque inscribed 'National School, erected 1822. Founded
1738' and above again there is another pointed window with
similar glazing to centre. Pedimented gable over with small
blocked central circular window. Recessed to south, the late
C19 addition has segment headed glazing bar sashes. North
elevation of the school facing Penn Lane, has five pointed
windows with returned brick hoods and Gothick traceried metal
lights to ground floor and five similar above.

Listing NGR: SK3866825010

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26388650

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