Old School House is a Grade II listed building in the Telford and Wrekin local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 1983. Former school, house. 6 related planning applications.

Old School House

WRENN ID
high-hinge-ochre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Telford and Wrekin
Constituency
Telford MP: Shaun Davies (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 April 1983
Type
Former school, house
Address
Old School House, the Lloyds, the Gorge, TF8 7HJ
OS grid reference
SJ 688 030
Coordinates
52.62448, -2.462
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old School House is a circa 1840 former school building that has been converted into a house. It is constructed of painted brick with a plain tile roof, stone coping to the gable ends, and kneelers. The building is two storeys and has an attic. The rear of the property faces the road. The garden front has two pointed arch windows with diamond panes and dripmoulds. A large gabled central porch features a moulded brick pointed arch doorway. The road-facing elevation has a central pointed arch window. A one-storey and attic wing extends to the south-east. The building was formerly known as The Cottage (or River View).

Local climate

Old School House receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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  • Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 1999
  • Related listed building consents — 6 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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