The Old Grammar School

The Old Grammar School is a former school that has been converted into a house. It was founded in 1638 by William Barker of Sandiway and was transformed into a residence around 1920. The building is constructed from dressed tooled red sandstone blocks and features a Welsh slate roof with a corner brick chimney. It has a rectangular one-room plan and is two stories high with a three-bay front. The structure includes a tall plinth, and the left end bay has a rectangular doorcase with a heavy lintel and a flat moulded hood above it. The other bays are fitted with three-light rebated chamfered stone mullioned windows. The right gable end displays a tiebeam and collar truss with studs between. The rear of the building has intact, though restored, windows. Inside, the windows have splayed reveals, and while there are no original features, a present corner fireplace may indicate the original position. Historically, the school may have served as the manor courthouse into the 18th century and was extensively damaged during the Civil War.