Description

CHURCHDOWN THE GREEN
SO 8819/8919
12/22 Old School House
II
Former school, now small house. C17, altered late C18, late C20.
Timber-framing with rendered panels, stone gable towards road,
rendered gable away from road, thatched roof, stone slates to porch
and dormer. Three bays, one room deep, 1½ storeys. Gable to road,
rough render on stonework, ridge chimney: unrendered stone forms
end of right return: timber-framing 3 panels high; tall, 2-light
window almost from floor, normal height 2-light casement each side.
Lean-to porch on right, boarded door facing road, irregular
windows. To right original framing renewed in spindly timbers, 4-
light casement, long brace from sill to stud 2 from end; original
end post with brace to wall plate. Two-light casement in lean-to
dormer over porch: ridge chimney right gable. All windows to
right return leaded lights. Said to have been a school from 1740
to 1870.
(J.J.D. Cook, Churchdown through the Ages, 1939)

Listing NGR: SO8813619497

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26467251

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)