Latitude: 52.2256 / 52°13'31"N
Longitude: -2.256 / 2°15'21"W
OS Eastings: 382607
OS Northings: 258625
OS Grid: SO826586
Mapcode National: GBR 1FQ.DFG
Mapcode Global: VH92L.VB57
Plus Code: 9C4V6PGV+6H
Entry Name: Hallow School
Listing Date: 15 October 1984
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1349372
English Heritage Legacy ID: 151738
ID on this website: 101349372
Location: Hallow, Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, WR2
County: Worcestershire
District: Malvern Hills
Civil Parish: Hallow
Built-Up Area: Hallow
Traditional County: Worcestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Worcestershire
Church of England Parish: Hallow
Church of England Diocese: Worcester
Tagged with: School building
SO 85 SW HALLOW CP A 443 (west side)
4/68 Hallow School
II
Village school. 1857 by William Jeffrey Hopkins; mid-C20 alterations and
additions. Brick, blue brick surface ornamentation, stone dressings, tiled
roofs with parapets and kneelers at gable ends. High Victorian Gothic style.
Asymmetrical composition of large main schoolroom range, to east of which is
a smaller, parallel range with a large bell tower and adjacent small south
cross-wing. Single storey and attic; blue brick bands and also blue diaper
frieze at mid-wall height and below eaves level; corner buttresses with offsets;
large, multi-light traceried windows in gable ends. Main elevation to east:
range to right of bell tower has a 4-light and a 3-light flat headed window
separated by an early C20 gabled porch with pointed doorway and trefoil open-
ing above; at junction of porch roof ridge and main roof is a brick chimney
with offsets. The south cross-wing gable end has a 3-light window and circular
opening above pierced with quatrefoil. Bell tower of 3 stages; lower stage has
buttresses with offsets, pointed doorway and hood mould with returns continuing
as string, broad, round-lobed, part-glazed quatrefoil frieze above; second
stage has 3 narrow lights; third stage has clockface recessed within moulded
circular surround; 3 part-louvred, part-traceried openings to each face of bell
turret, tall pyramidal roof with fishscale tiles, and weathercock. The school
was founded in 1712 by Bishop Lloyd, with part of the money left by Anne Bull,
a local benefactress, died 1707, to purchase land to provide the endowment for
schools in Hallow, Grimley and Madresfield. The school had fallen into decay
by the early C19 and the present school was built with money from the rent
from Anne Bull's lands.
Listing NGR: SO8259358647
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