Burford Primary School Together With Forecourt Wall And Railings

Burford Primary School, along with its boundary wall and railings, was built in 1877. The school features coursed and squared rubble with a plain tile roof and is designed in a vernacular style. Notable architectural elements include coped gables with steps that have party traceries, cut and shaped finials, and mullioned windows with transoms and cornices. The building is a single storey with three gables at the front. The left-hand gable projects by one bay and is wider, featuring corbelled finials and a three-light window, along with a string course that includes a lozenge date panel. The two right-hand gables extend above the eaves and have side pilasters topped with ball finials, flanking a broached chimney with a diagonal shaft at its base. There is a heavy bellcote on the east gable with an arched opening. Access to the school is through a low extension with a gable to the left, which has a moulded elliptical-headed doorway and a three-light transom window with a cornice and corbelled ball finials, extended by a short bay to the right. The boundary wall is constructed of rubble and features chamfered coping with wall-buttresses that support ball-copped dies, short railings with flattened heads between them, and three gateways. The railings connect the school to the wall.