Building record 1933/9/1 - School House & Master's House, Church Hill

Boys School, Church Hill. 1595 Richard Walter obtained a licence to establish a free school and built what is now the oldest part of the Boys School. Later a small class for girls was instituted. After 1871 was known as the 'National School'. School enlarged after 1870 when education became compulsory. A classroom was erected in 1874 and the east wing was added in 1895.

{1} Boys school and masters house, now house. Datestones 1595 and 1760. Squared coursed ironstone with slate roof. L-shape plan. 2 storeys, part with attic. Main front abutting road of 3-window range at ground floor of 2- and 3-light stone-mullioned windows with leaded lights. Gabled cross wing to left of c.1595 has C19 plank door to right with 4-centred moulded stone head. 2-window range to right is of a different build. Ashlar gable parapets and kneelers. Ironstone stacks to gable ends of cross wing and ashlar stacks at ridge and end of right range. Single storey extension to far right has datestone 1760 in covered way. Rear elevation facing churchyard is similar with 3- and 4-light stone-mullion windows to cross wing. Datestone 1595 on return wall and Royal coat of arms in gable with initials E.R. Interior has some chamfered ceiling beams. Endowed as a boys school 1595 by Richard Walker; closed as school 1961. (Finedon Otherwise Thingden by J.L.H. Bailey, p.127).

{4} Boys School, Church Hill. 1595 Richard Walter obtained a licence to establish a free school and built what is now the oldest part of the Boys School. Later a small class for girls was instituted. After 1871 was known as the 'National School'. School enlarged after 1870 when education became compulsory. A classroom was erected in 1874 and the east wing was added in 1895. Now the oldest remaining school building in Northamptonshire. The school building is now converted into domestic residences. Film 3, photo 5-7.

{5} Two undated photos, also five photos dated March 1965, also two photos dated June 1981, one dated 7.10.91, and one dated 14.6.91;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 6/7 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1986, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G04 p.3 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN100394.

<3> Bailey J.L.H., 1975, Finedon Otherwise Thingdon: A History of Finedon, p.127 (unchecked) (Book). SNN105040.

<4> Ballinger J., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Industrial Period, (checked) (Digital archive). SNN4.

<5> Photographs of buildings in Finedon (Photographs). SNN111732.

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