Tanworth School

TANWORTH-IN-ARDEN

SP1170 THE GREEN 652-1/9/166 (South East side) 18/03/97 Tanworth School

GV II

School. Late C19 with later additions and alterations including c1980s extension to north. Reddish-brown brick in Flemish bond, with bands of herringbone and other decorative brickwork, with timber-framing to gables with herringbone nogging, ashlar dressings, cement render to plinth in places and gabled plain-tile roofs. STYLE: Queen-Anne Revival. PLAN: T-shaped with further shallow projecting range to north-east. EXTERIOR: single tall storey; 3 bays with wing to front. Chamfered plinth. Entrance between front wing and north-east break-forward: plank door with divided overlight. From east (left): projecting gabled range has 3-light mullion-and-transom window with moulded mullions and lead cames, chamfered sill and cambered arch with roll-moulding; bargeboards. Front of wing has tall mullioned window with 2 levels of transoms, bargeboards. Moulded band and slight projection to gable. To left return of wing a 2-light mullion-and-transom window. Main facade to right: tall 3-light mullioned window with 2 levels of transoms, under raking roof, then a 2-light mullion-and-transom window. All windows have lead cames and metal windows with chamfered sills and cambered heads, mostly with roll-moulding. Ornate bridged double ridge stack to front wing with star-shaped flues. Further star-shaped internal stack to left. Rear: 6 wooden 2-light mullion-and-transom windows. INTERIOR: not inspected. All the listed buildings on The Green form a group.

Listing NGR: SP1137870567