Old School House is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 1967. House.
Old School House
- WRENN ID
- ruined-timber-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lancaster
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 October 1967
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TUNSTALL CHURCH LANE SD 67 SW
5/183 Old School House 4-10-1967 II
House, formerly school, 1753. Sandstone rubble with slate roof. 2 storeys, 2 bays. Windows have stone surrounds with a slight chamfer. The door, between bays, has a surround whose cyma moulding forms an ogee shape on the lintel. Above is a plaque framed by pilasters and a cornice, supported on brackets. It is inscribed: 'Johanni Farrer geno. et Johanni Fenwick armigero qui ut adolescentia virtutis decus et literarum lumen accederent huic scholae benefecerunt Hoc saxum Honoris et gratitudinis ergo Lubenter poni curavit Parochia de Tunstall 1753.' Gable chimneys. At the right is a lower addition whose front wall is blank except for a window with glazing bars and plain reveals, set within a blocked doorway. Its lintel is a re-used Medieval grave slab, incised with a sword and a cross within a circle.
Listing NGR: SD6109673740
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