Court House, Canford School

Court House at Canford School is a house dating from the late 17th century, with the northern wing rebuilt in the late 19th to early 20th century to match the original, and a linking section added in 1914. The building is constructed of brick with Ham Hill dressings and features a diaper pattern of glazed headers in both the 17th and 19th century wings. It has moulded gable stacks and a cross-gabled tiled roof. The original 17th century range has a single-depth three-room plan, with two southwest cross gables, while the southwest range also has cross gables, and the 1914 central linking section is designed in Jacobean style.

The house is two storeys high, with a two-window 17th century range and a one:two-window right-hand section. The coped 17th century gable has a moulded plinth, irregular quoins, voussoirs, and dressings. A doorway has been inserted into a former window on the right side, featuring a 20th century door. There are paired windows with thin stone mullions set within chamfered 17th century architraves; one window has plate-glass casements on the ground floor, while two above have plate-glass sashes, along with two attic sashes with a 2/2-pane configuration. The left-hand return has three windows with late 19th to early 20th century sashes in enlarged rendered openings, and the entrance is from a mid-20th century block, which is not included in the listing.

The 19th century ranges also feature cross gables with gable stacks and a regular pattern of diaper brickwork, similar to the 17th century gable. The central front section has a gabled half dormer and rainwater hoppers dated 1914. The interior has been altered in 20th century remodelling, including an entrance hall with a 20th century stair featuring stick balusters. The northeast wing is the only part that remains from a larger 17th century building, notable for its early use of brickwork in the area.