The North Block At Sherborne School

ABBEY ROAD 1. 1625 (South East Side) The North Block at Sherborne School ST 6316 1/280 II GV 2. Architect, Reginald Blomfield. West end, 1913; remainder, 1923. East-west wing of 2 storeys; entrance tower of 3 storeys. At west end, on South face, very wide gabled bay projects slightly forward; 6-light transomed windows with dripmoulds to first and ground floors; ramped coping to gable end; urn and ball finials. In recession to east, 3-light window above and below, lower window above a four-centred headed doorway with shallow carved spandrels. Date plaque "1913". To east again, 2 window bays, transomed and mullioned windows, with upper windows rising into roof space with gables over. To east again, probably in new block, 2 further window bays with transomed and mullioned windows. At east end, entrance tower of 3 storeys 3 windows bays with passage through on ground floor. Wider centre bay has panelled embatted parapet and projects slightly forward from east bay which also projects. Left hand bay has 3-light transomed window on second floor, and a 3-light window to first floor. Date stone "1923" between first and ground floors; 3-light window with 3-centred heads immediately above a doorway to ground floor. Centre first and second floor windows set within a single bolection moulded frame with stone panelling between the floors. East bay has single-light transomed window on 2nd and first floors and, below, a 2-light cusped headed window above a doorway. In north side of entrance tower, Western bay is of 2 toreys only and in only slight recession, with a tall staircase window of 2-lights, 3-tiers. To centre bay, painted Royal Coat of Arms. To west of Tower, North face of 4 bays with similar articulation to south face. To west again, a 2-light 3-tier window with 3-centred head to uppermost lights; at west end, wide gabled bay with 6-light, 2-tier window.

The following buildings of Sherborne School surround the greens immediately to the north of the Abbey Church of St Mary and form a group with themselves and with the Abbey Church of St Mary.

Listing NGR: ST6373316544