Schoolhouse And Attached Infants School

The Schoolhouse and attached Infants School in Great Milton is a historic building dating from the early 17th century and 1854. It is constructed from coursed limestone rubble with ashlar dressings and features an old plain tile roof with brick stacks. The building has an H-plan layout and consists of two storeys plus attics.

The 17th-century section on the left projects at both the front and rear, showcasing stone gable parapets, ornamental kneelers, and apex finials. The front gable includes stone-mullioned windows with four, three, and two lights, all featuring concave chamfers and labels. The entrance, located on the right side, has a studded door with strap hinges set within a 4-centre arched doorway that includes recessed spandrels and a label. Above the entrance, there is a two-light mullioned window with diamond-leaded lights.

The central range, added in the 19th century, consists of one bay and includes three-light mullioned windows along with a two-light gabled roof dormer. The schoolroom range to the right has a matching front gable, which is slightly lower, and features a large stone mullioned and transomed window. There is also an arched doorway on the left return that faces the schoolhouse door. A very large stack is positioned to the left of centre, featuring five tall shafts arranged alternately straight and diagonal, along with a further single-shaft stack to the right of centre that has a tiled bellcote. The left gable wall displays additional 17th-century mullioned windows across three floors, with a single-storey range projecting to the rear.

Inside, the building contains several 4-centre arched stone fireplaces, beams with elaborate double-ovolo mouldings, some of which intersect, and a dogleg stair leading to the attics with winders. There are timber-framed partitions and a butt-purlin roof. An inscription on the schoolroom wing reads "HILTON/NATIONAL/SCHOOL/1854".