Old Cathedral Grammar School is a Grade II* listed building in the Wakefield local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 July 1953. A Early Modern School.
Old Cathedral Grammar School
- WRENN ID
- silent-jade-foxglove
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell MP: Simon Lightwood (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 July 1953
- Type
- School
- Period
- Early Modern
- Address
- Old Cathedral Grammar School, Brook Street
- OS grid reference
- SE 333 210
- Coordinates
- 53.68467, -1.49689
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Cathedral Grammar School, originally known as the Cathedral Boys' School, dates back to 1598, with additions made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The building features one tall storey with six bays, showcasing five-light stone-mullioned and double-transomed windows, except for the south bay, which has a shorter window adorned with a carved draped escutcheon bearing the names of members of the Savill family. The structure is made of tooled, squared, coursed sandstone, although some lower walls have been rebuilt. The inscriptions on the building are badly worn. Inside, there is a notable king-post roof supported by stout principals, with king-posts braced to the ridge-piece and two levels of through-purlins. A later north extension has been added in a similar style. The south cross-wing, dated 1895, features a moulded Tudor arch with leafy spandrels and label moulding around the doorway. This building holds historical significance as the original Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, which has since moved to Northgate.
Local climate
Old Cathedral Grammar School receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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