Building record 46/0/90 - Old Grammar School House

Grammar School, now house, 1671 on sundial. Squared uncoursed limestone with ironstone quoins.

{1} Grammar School, now house, 1671 on sundial. Squared uncoursed limestone with ironstone quoins. Stone tile roof with coped gables and kneelers. Stone chimneys. L-plan. 2 storeys, attic and cellar, 7 bays. Doorway in second bay from left with stone 4-centred arch and square hood with lozenge-shaped stops. 6-panel door. Similar doorway (blocked) in third bay from right. C20 three- light stone mullioned and transomed windows in left bay ground and first floor. Other windows are 2-light stone mull ewed, with a continuous hood on both floors. Stone sundial third bay from right on first floor. C17 gabled wing at rear is of one bay, and 2 storeys with 2-light stone mullioned windows and square hoods. Interior: Moulded beams and stone square-headed doorways. C17 stone hall fireplace with 4-centred arch and moulded entablature.

{4} Founded in the 17th century in pursuance of the will of Mrs Mary Cartwright. Erected by John Cartwright and endowed with a rent charge of £20 per annum as a salary for the master and £10 yearly to put out apprentices in this and the neighbouring villages; illustration;

{5} Just as with the foundation of the hospital in the medieval period, so the foundation of the school in the 17th century has no relationship to the development of Aynho as a market village. The school was built by the Cartwrights in 1663, according to the requirements of the will of Mary Cartwright in 1654.

{6} Founded by Mrs Mary Cartwright in 1654 but, because of a family dispute about the will, not built until 1665-71. Much sub-division internally.

{7} Information regarding the various tradesmen that worked on the construction of the school.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 12/16 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F01 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<3> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, p.7 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN40796.

<4> Buckler, J, 1827, Sixty Views of Endowed Grammar Schools from Original Drawings (Book). SNN111524.

<5> Taylor J.; Foard G.; Ballinger J., 2002, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Overview, Appendix 2 (unchecked) (Report). SNN103118.

<6> Bailey, B, Pevsner, N, and Cherry, B, 2013, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p. 104 (Book). SNN111989.

<7> COOPER N.J., 1984, Aynho: A Northants Village, p. 145-6 (Article). SNN42457.

<8> Historic England, Undated, OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL HOUSE, AYNHO, BF085088 (Archive). SNN115960.

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Feb 2 2024 12:07PM