East Wing To Number 37, Former Green Coat School

The east wing of No. 37 Church Street, formerly the Green Coat School, is a building dating from 1812, with 19th and 20th-century alterations. It is constructed of red-brown brick laid in Flemish bond and features a Welsh slated roof, which is concealed by a castellated parapet with a stone band on the south side and a low parapeted gable on the east side.

The exterior is a single storey and was originally a single open classroom, now subdivided for residential use. It has three bays, with the south facade displaying Gothic detailing. Pilasters frame panelled recesses on either side, featuring triple-light wood casement windows with traceried lancet heads and a dogtooth cornice band above. The centre bay slightly projects forward, containing a recess with a yellow rubbed brick four-centred arch on a stone impost band. Below this is a 20th-century glazed porch that conceals a doorway, now fitted with a 20th-century glazed door under a red brick rubbed flat arch.

The east elevation also consists of three bays with pilasters, recessed panels on the left and right that include inner lancet-headed niches, and a centre bay with a triple-light wood window featuring traceried lancet heads and a four-centred arched head under a red rubbed brick arch, complemented by a yellow rubbed brick four-centred outer arch on a stone impost band.

Inside, the former schoolroom has been subdivided to create a kitchen and bedroom, retaining an arched ceiling and tie beams. Historically, the Hertford Green Coat School was one of nine endowed by Gabriel Newton of Leicester. The schoolroom was built in 1812 and operated until 1868, when it moved to larger premises on London Road, eventually closing in 1894. The building was later used as a mortuary before being converted into the east wing of No. 37 around 1960.