Primary School

1. ROMSEY CHURCH LANE SU3421 and SU3521 Primary School 5/252

II GV Primary school. Dated 1851 and 1852 above entrance doorways. Probably by Benjamin Ferrey for the Church of England with funds provided by the incumbents of the parish (dated inscriptions). Squared rubble in courses with ashlar quoins and features, plain tile roof. Coped gables with moulded ashlar kneelers, offset plinth with chamfered ashlar capping, moulded string course at first floor level. Three stacks. Two storeys, building of 1851 in L plan with gabled wing projecting to right from gabled range. Against left gable wall a lower gabled cross wing in a plainer style added in 1852. Double entry to 1851 block with doorways set into right angle of main range and wing. Evidence of a former porch roof supported on moulded corbels in the angle. To left a pair of 4-light mullioned windows set into a rectangular frame with trefoiled heads to the lights. On first floor above a 2-light arched window with quatrefoil tracery head raised in a cross gablet and flanked by 2-light lancets with trefoil heads to either side. Similar 5-light lancet windows on both floors of gable end wall of wing. Gable end wall of later wing has doorway, with Caernarvon arched head to right and a plain 3-light wide window with transom to left. Above on first floor a similar 2-light; window to left and single light to right over doorway. A pair of similar 3-light windows to left side wall on both floors, the heads of the upper windows are raised into cross gablets. The C20 extensions at rear are not of interest.Group value with Abbey Church and Vicarage (qqv). Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SU3501721317