Somerby County Primary School

SK 7610 - 7710 SOMERBY HIGH STREET

(south side) 19/136 Somerby County Primary School

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School, 1876, restored late C20. Coursed and squared ironstone and artificial stone, with moulded brick and ashlar dressings, chamfered plinth, coped gables with kneelers and finials, billeted moulded brick eaves, coped grouped brick ridge stack and late C20 lateral brick stack. Single and 2 storeys, 3 unequal bays. L-plan. Front has to right a projecting gabled wing with a buttress to left, a moulded pointed doorway with recessed C20 glazed door, and to its right a canted bay window with a 2 light cross mullioned window with plain sashes and single flanking sashes. Above, to left, a blank roundel and to right, a mullioned double sash. Above again, to left, a stepped pyramidal base carrying a restored octagonal louvred wooden bell turret with cross gabled leaded cap topped by an ornate wind vane. Beyond, to right, a hipped corner porch with a close boarded door. Beyond to left, set back range with 2 two light mullioned casements. Beyond again, gabled wing with a coped lean-to porch on each side. Central gable has a graduated transomed triple lancet window with casements. Each porch has a chamfered 4 centred arched doorway with a close boarded door. Porches have at the side, 3 small casements with chamfered surrounds. East gable has a graduated triple lancet opening with casements. West gable, rebuilt late C20, has 2 small casements, and to left, porch with a similar casement. Above, 2 casements. Above again, a blank quatrefoil.

Listing NGR: SK7778110543