County Primary School

TM 49 NE 4/31

SOMERLEYTON THE GREEN County Primary School

GV II

Primary school. 1845, by John Thomas for Sir Morton Peto; right hand wing altered early C20 and with mid C20 additions. Roughcast render on brick, with applied timbering. Thatched roof except right wing which is plaintiled. Picturesque style. 2-storey octagonal centre block, formerly the schoolmaster's house; attached to the right and left of this are the 2 school rooms; to the front and rear are smaller wings, formerly the entrance porch and schoolmaster's sitting room respectively. Mullion and transom casement windows, many retaining the original lead lattice cames. The right wing has later small-paned casement windows, mainly as half-dormers. Small gabled open timber porch to left wing. The 4 shorter faces of the central block are gabled: each has a 4-light window at ground floor and a 2-light window at first floor. This block has 2 stacks with groups of enriched circular flues, one at the roof apex. There are 3 other stacks, 2 rebuilt in plain form. Part of the planned estate village built around the green for Sir Morton Peto to the designs of Thomas.

Listing NGR: TM4854497465