Former Bonchurch School And School House

The Former Bonchurch School and School House, built around 1840-1850, is a Gothic-style building made of stone rubble with stone dressings, arranged in an H plan. The main hall, which served as the former school, is located in the west wing and is two storeys high, while the east wing contains a single storey and attic school master's house. The building features steep gable end tiled roofs with copings and kneelers, overhanging eaves, and grouped diagonally set red brick chimneys. The central block has a spired bellcot or clock turret on the ridge and a projecting, enclosed stone gabled porch. The east front of the master's house includes two three-light stone mullioned windows with drip moulds and a four-centred chamfered arched doorway. Other windows are similar, with two or three lights, and are taller on the west wing, contributing to the picturesque appearance of the building.