The Old School is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 June 1985. School.
The Old School
- WRENN ID
- silent-terrace-hemlock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 June 1985
- Type
- School
- Address
- The Old School, Farnborough Village
- OS grid reference
- SU 433 820
- Coordinates
- 51.53547, -1.37654
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old School is a building that has been converted into a cottage. It dates from the late 18th century and the 19th century. The structure is made of brick and features a roof that is partly thatched and partly slated. It has a long rectangular shape, positioned at right angles to No. 22 and parallel to No. 21. There is a chimney located at the center of the ridge, where the two sections of the building meet. The building has one and a half storeys.
On the east elevation, the left side is a 19th-century addition with two three-light casement windows that have cambered heads. The right side is the original 18th-century section with a thatched roof, which includes two three-light casement windows with cambered heads on the ground floor, flanking a boarded entrance door, and two three-light casement windows under the eaves on the first floor. This building is included for its group value.
Local climate
The Old School receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1998
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