Building record 7324/0/9 - Former Woodford School, now Woodford Library, School Street

Former school, now library. Built in 1903 to take the overflow from the adjacent Dryden Hall School. Locally listed building.

{1} This former school was constructed in 1903 to take overflow from the adjacent Dryden Hall School, through funds raised by villagers. The new school took older students, and the original school was used for infants. The building has a typical early 20th century design, with multiple gables and half-pebbledash decoration, which was particularly popular with schools constructed at this time. Similar to Dryden Hall, the main gable fronts the street and the principal elevation is coursed ironstone with ashlar quoins. The remainder of the building is constructed in red brick and has two small cross gables to the west and east. It is roofed with clay tile and the top third of each gable is rendered in white pebbledash. The main façade has three bays, with a small window in the front cross gable. The central window is a fixed timber casement Venetian style window, with a single timber six-over-nine sliding sash window either side. Each window has stone sills, and the sliding sash windows have ironstone lintels. A timber cornice separates the ironstone from the pebbledash and the gable is decorated with timber fascia boarding.

<1> Daventry District Council, 2020, Woodford Halse and Hinton Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan, p. 77 (Policy Document). SNN111974.

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May 12 2025 8:56AM