Building record 2240/3/1 - The Old School & Attached School House

A school and attached masters house, now disused, of mid 19th century date. It is of squared coursed limestone and yellow brick and is T-shape in plan. The school is single storey with the house being two-storeys. The main front is of three bays with the left hand bay, the former school room, breaking forward as a gabled cross wing. The two bays to the left are the school masters house with a three-light stone mullion window to the ground floor right and a similar two-light first floor window, with gablet over.

{1} School and attached house, now disused. Mid C19. Squared coursed limestone and yellow brick. T-shape plan. School is single-storey, house is 2-storey. Main front of 3 bays. Bay to left is former school room and breaks forward as gabled cross wing. 4-light stone mullion window with transom. 2 bays to left is school masters house with 3-light stone mullion window to ground floor right and similar 2-light first floor window, with gablet over. Central C19 door has 4-centred arch head and chamfered s one surround. Ashlar gable parapet and stone stacks at ends with tall, diagonal, brick flues. Single-storey extension is attached to left. Lean-to extension to rear. Interior not inspected.

{3} Undated photo;

Historic England, OLD SCHOOL, ACHURCH, THORPE ACHURCH, BF104496 (Archive). SNN115021.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 7/130 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G09 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Thorpe Achurch (Photographs). SNN113595.

Record last edited

Apr 12 2023 1:22PM