Church School And School House Of St Chad

The Church School and School House of St. Chad, built in 1846 by Scott and Moffat, features coursed dressed and squared white sandstone with a steeply pitched banded tiled roof and ridge stacks. The building has a cruciform plan for the school, with the School House attached to the north-east limb. The school has a slightly taller ridge on the north-east side, with a south-west front that includes a lower projecting gabled wing at the center of the lane. This wing has 1-, 2-, 1- and 1-, 2-light trefoil-headed lancets on either side of the gable, which is partially obscured by a 20th-century porch containing the entrance. The gable is illuminated by a large 3-light mullioned and transomed window, and a lead-covered bellcote with herringbone joints and a timber frame marks the central intersection of the roofs.

The School House, attached at the rear, has been extended with a limb that faces the lane, featuring a projecting gable and a massive triple-shafted, corniced ridge stack set back at the center. The gable includes two ranges of Caernarvon-headed windows, with two-light windows on the first floor and 3-light windows on the ground floor. A Tudor arch entrance is set back to the right against the return angle, with a further Tudor arch entrance to the left of the gable set in a pent roof addition. The School and School House are attractively situated close to the Church of St. Chad. A description of the building is displayed in the church.