Old Schoolroom to North East of Roman Catholic Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1987. Schoolroom.

Old Schoolroom to North East of Roman Catholic Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
bitter-cloister-harvest
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 October 1987
Type
Schoolroom
Address
Old Schoolroom to North East of Roman Catholic Church of St Mary, Wycliffe with Thorpe
OS grid reference
NZ 122 131
Coordinates
54.51354, -1.81237
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Schoolroom, located to the north-east of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary, is a building from the mid-19th century that adapted an earlier structure from the early 18th century. It is constructed of squared rubble with roughly-shaped quoins and features a stone slate roof, except for the left part which has pantiles with stone slates at the eaves and a white brick end stack.

The building is single-storey and consists of five bays. The central three bays contain 16-pane sash windows with timber lintels and show traces of earlier openings. The lower bay on the left has a 9-pane Yorkshire sash window and the left end stack, while the lower bay on the right has a small window and steps leading up to a boarded door on the right side.

The Old Schoolroom was used as a schoolroom until 1936 and is included for its group value with the nearby church.

Local climate

Old Schoolroom to North East of Roman Catholic Church of St Mary receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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