The Village Hall

The Village Hall, formerly the Finningley Church of England School, is located on the west side of Old Bawtry Road in Finningley. This building was converted from an 18th-century barn into a school around 1839 and has undergone alterations since then. It is constructed of painted brick and features a renewed pantile roof. The hall is a single storey with five bays.

The central doorway has a wide, studded door set within an eared architrave. Above the door is a shaped plaque that displays the arms and an inscription stating: 'THIS SCHOOL AND THE ADJOINING HOUSE/WERE PRESENTED TO THE PARISH/ OF FINNINGLEY/AND ENDOWED WITH AN ANNUAL INCOME OF/TWENTY POUNDS/ BY/JOHN HARVEY ESQ/OF ICKWELL BURY/AD 1855'. The other bays have large 20th-century casement windows with glazing bars, which project stone sills beneath flat arches with keystones. The building also features dentilled eaves and retains the remains of a wooden bellcote at the right end of the ridge.

Historically, Rev. Woodhouse noted that in 1836, John Harvey donated £100 to purchase a church clock, but the funds were ultimately used to convert the barn into a schoolroom, which was then given to the parish in 1855.