Former School and school-master's house

This is a mid-19th century school and schoolmaster’s house, constructed in 1860 with an addition dating to 1873, designed by William Davis. The building is built of red brick in both Flemish and English bond, with a plain tile roof. It comprises a two-story house and a single-story schoolroom, set at right angles to each other.

The front facing the road features the schoolmaster’s house on the left, distinguished by a projecting gable with a canted oriel window with a hipped roof on the ground floor, and a two-light casement window on the first floor, all with metal lattice glazing. A slit window is present in the gable. To the right of this, set back, is the schoolroom range, incorporating a lean-to porch in the angle. The schoolroom has two three-light casement windows with replacement glazing. Further to the right, slightly recessed, is a bay added in 1873 to provide a second schoolroom with its own small gabled porch. The side elevation of the house features a projecting gabled wing on the left, and two bays to the right with a front door. The ground floor windows are cross-windows, while the first floor has two-light and single casement windows, all with metal lattice glazing. The rear of the building exhibits random window placement on the house side, and three-light casements with metal lattice glazing on the schoolroom side. The right-hand gable end has a large four-light casement window and a louvred oculus at the apex.

The interior of the schoolmaster's house retains its original ground floor layout. The schoolrooms feature original roofs with chamfered spine beams with run-out stops and exposed reeds for insulation. Circular brass heating vents are set into the floors, and there are fitted cupboards with panelled doors.

The school and schoolmaster’s house were largely built in 1863, before the 1870 Education Act, and represent a good example of a Victorian village school built at a relatively early date. They retain their original plans and significant original features, most notably the metal lattice windows.