Lostwithiel Junior And Infant School

LOSTWITHIEL BODMIN HILL, Lostwithiel SX 16 SW and SX 15 NW 4 & 10/56 Lostwithiel Junior and Infant - School II

School. Circa 1870, with classrooms and headmaster's house of later C19, some later alterations. Slatestone rubble with granite dressings and quoins. Slate and asbestos slate roofs with raised coped verges and kneelers, brick stacks; head master's house has brick dressings. The first building was in a U-plan, with main hall and classroom to front left and right; a further classroom was built to the right, and 2 rear wings at the back of the hall: The headmaster's house was attached to the rear wing to left; this is an L-plan, with porch set in the angle, with one room in the front wing and 2 to rear, with single storey wash-house and coalhouse attached to left. Victorian Gothic style. 2 storeys, on plinth; the main hall has two 4-light chamfered granite casements to front. The classroom to front left has gable end to front, with 3 C20 windows at upper level; the inner side has 2 tall gabled dormers and 2 single lights, with a doorway at the inner end with segmental head. The outer left side of the classroom also has 2 tall gabled dormers and 3 single lights, and stepped external stack. The classroom wing to front right has gable end to front with 3-light mullion and transom window with hood mould, breather above; this wing is of 2-room plan, each room heated from the ridge stack, and with a small porch set in the angle to the main hall, with segmental-headed doorway. Attached to right, classroom of later C19, with two 2- light chamfered granite casements, and gable end to right side with 2-light mullion and transom window and breather above; this classroom is heated by stack to rear, with small single storey lean-to to rear. The rear of the main hall has two 3-light chamfered granite casements and external stack, with door with overlight to right. There are 2 rear wings, one to left shorter; wing to left has 3-light granite casement to outer side, 3-light casement and door to inner side, and breather in gable end; heated by ridge stack at junction with main hall. The rear wing to right has two 4-light granite casements and door to inner side, heated by stack at inner gable end. The headmaster's house to rear left is of 2 storeys, with gabled front wing, with 4-pane sash with sidelights at ground floor and paired plate-glass sash at first floor. Glazed porch with hipped roof in angle to rear wing to left, which has gable end with 16-pane sash at ground and first floor in brick surrounds with cambered heads. Single storey outhouse attached to left, with brick stack for wash-house and coalhouse to end left. Interior Not inspected. A good example of a Victorian school, where the functions of the buildings are clear and the C19 additions contribute to the asymmetrical Gothic style.

Listing NGR: SX1006060000