Description

SK 25 53 CARSINGTON BOTTOM LANE
6/63 (South Side)
13.9.67 Carsington and Hopton
GV Primary School
II

School. 1726, much restored in C20. Limestone ashlar with gritstone dressing.
Hipped, graduated slate roof with leaded ridges. Elaborate stone end wall stacks,
rendered. Moulded stone eaves cornice. Single storey. T-plan, with C20 rear
extension. North elevation has shallow plinth, five tall, flush mullioned and
transomed windows with C20 casements. Plaque on west wall with carved coat of arms
inscribed 'This School was Built and Given by Mrs Temperance Gell of Hopton for
Twenty Poor Children of Hopton and Carson, to Learn to Read, Write, and other
proper Works. Anno Dom: 1726'.

Listing NGR: SK2530353302

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26403167

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Recommended Books

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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)