Description

TL 65 NW
6/26

BURROUGH GREEN
THE GREEN (west side)
The School

1.12.51

GV
II
School dated 1714, date on plaster panel in gable wall partly covered by extension in 1877 when it became the National School; cross-wing built c.1920 with plaque '1914-1919'. Clunch with some limestone repair, red brick gable walls. Slate roof steeply pitched.

One storey, symmetrical facade with central doorway sealed with original moulded architrave, key block, and cornice. Two round arch niches above, one to left hand of girl with inscription 'TRAIN UP A CHILD', one to right hand of a boy with inscription 'NAKED AND YE CLOTHED ME'. Two large round arched hung sash windows shaped to arch. Rusticated quoins; moulded cornice. Original school built with money from the will of Samuel Richardson.

Listing NGR: TL6376455536

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26419307

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)