The old building of Rishworth School forming headmasters office, School House and dormitories

The old building of Rishworth School, which serves as the headmaster's office, School House, and dormitories, was constructed between 1824 and 1825. It features an ashlar plinth and hammer-dressed stone with hipped slate roofs. The facade is symmetrical with twenty-one bays arranged in the pattern A B C B A, and includes a first-floor sill band. The outer pavilion blocks (A) consist of three storeys with three bays of windows, while the slightly set-back block (B) is two storeys high with four bays. The central block (C) has seven bays, topped with a parapet and a triangular pediment above the central three bays, which includes a window in the tympanum. All windows have gauged lintels and feature twelve-paned glazed sashes. The building has an eight-bay return and a U-shaped rear. The central block is highlighted by a colonnade with square pillars, imposts, and segmental arches, with similar windows on the first floor and short attic lights on the second floor. There are several chimney stacks, and the main range is topped with a tall weather-vane. The school was endowed by John Wheelwright in 1725, and the chapel built in the same year on Rishworth New Road was originally the school house.