The Old School in St Peter's Churchyard, North East of Church is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1984. A C19 School.

The Old School in St Peter's Churchyard, North East of Church

WRENN ID
nether-attic-sable
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Spen Valley MP: Kim Leadbeater (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 January 1984
Type
School
Address
The Old School in St Peter's Churchyard, North East of Church, Church Lane
OS grid reference
SE 179 233
Coordinates
53.70617, -1.72994
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old School in St Peter's Churchyard, located northeast of the church, was originally a school room, though it likely started as a bier house. It dates from around 1828 and is constructed from hammer-dressed stone with ashlar dressings. The building features a stone slate roof with gable copings on the east side and an ashlar gable stack on the west, which has string courses.

This small, single-storey structure consists of a single cell. The central doorway has a pointed arch and a hood mould. On either side of the doorway, there is a three-light window with round arched lights, and a similar window is located at the rear. The gable wall facing the road has a large doorway, which is now blocked, also featuring a pointed arch and a hood mould.

Local climate

The Old School in St Peter's Churchyard, North East of Church receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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