Building record 400/10/1 - The Old School House

{1} House, formerly the village school. C.1812 by James Wyatt for the Dowager Lady Knightley. Coursed squared ironstone, slate roofs, stone internal stacks. T-plan. Two-storey, one-window centre flanked by symmetrical 2-window wings of one-storey and attic. Gothick panelled door in chamfered stone surround with 4-centred head within one storey porch with chamfered doorway with 4-centred head and hood mould. First floor window above has 2-light leaded window with pointed head. Y-tracery, transom and label stops flanked by blank shields. Plain stone coped parapet with string course below. Wings have stone mullion and transom windows with diamond pane leaded lights and hood moulds, and stone coped gables with kneelers. C20 rear extension. Interior has a bread oven.

{5} Five undated photos;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 13/26 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F06 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN44900.

<3> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.100 (unchecked) (Series). SNN1320.

<4> Colvin H., 1995, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects (1660-1840), p.944 (unchecked) (Book). SNN54451.

<5> Photographs of buildings in Badby (Photographs). SNN111890.

Record last edited

Mar 4 2020 12:28PM