Dunk'S School And Almshouses

Dunk's School and Almshouses, dated 1723 and altered in the 19th century, is a building that serves both educational and charitable purposes. It is constructed of red brick in two shades and features a plain tiled roof. The central block houses the school and is flanked by two wings containing three almshouse cottages each.

The central block is two storeys high and includes a plinth, a plat band, and a brick dog-tooth cornice beneath a pyramidal roof topped with a wooden clock turret, which has an arcaded top piece, a leaded roof, and a finial. There is a stack on the right side. The first floor has three wooden casements, while the ground floor features two cross-windows and a boarded door to the right, which is topped by an open pedimented hood supported by paired brackets, partially covering the original gauged door head.

The flanking wings are also two storeys but lower than the central block, with a plat band and wooden cornice at the same level as the central block. Each wing has half-hipped roofs with two stacks. The first floor of each wing has six wooden casements arranged in pairs, and the ground floor has four wooden casements with boarded doors on either side, where the central openings were originally doorways, all with flat-arched heads.

At the rear, there are parallel wings with lower roof lines, tile hung and featuring irregularly placed wooden casements, with the central block having a large hipped extension. Prominently displayed on the main elevation is a raised brick panel inscribed with "Given by Sr Thomas Dunk K+. 1723." This building was founded under the terms of Sir Thomas Dunk's will, who passed away in 1718 and left £2000 for a free school and almshouses for six decayed housekeepers, three men and three women.