St Mary's Church of England Primary School - Old Schoolmaster's House is a Grade II listed building in the Ashford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 August 1984. Schoolmaster's house.
St Mary's Church of England Primary School - Old Schoolmaster's House
- WRENN ID
- swift-render-tallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ashford
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 August 1984
- Type
- Schoolmaster's house
- Address
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School - Old Schoolmaster's House, School Hill, Chilham, CT4 8DE
- OS grid reference
- TR 068 535
- Coordinates
- 51.24349, 0.96263
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
St Mary's Church of England Primary School - Old Schoolmaster's House is a schoolmaster's house that has been converted into classrooms. It was built in the mid-19th century and features red brick with rendered quoins and a plain tile roof. The building has a cruciform plan and consists of one storey with garrets. Notable architectural details include a dog tooth cornice, kneelered parapet gables, and a chimney on the left side.
The central projecting gable has a moulded triple lancet window with a transom, a semi-circular relieving arch, and a quatrefoil above. The left wing features a pair of lancet windows with a transom, while the right wing has four steps leading up to a double plank door with ornate hinges set in arched rendered surrounds. The house is possibly designed by H. Blandford and dates from 1861-1862.
Local climate
St Mary's Church of England Primary School - Old Schoolmaster's House receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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