Infant School is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1950. A 19th century School.

Infant School

WRENN ID
salt-lintel-snow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 May 1950
Type
School
Period
19th century
Address
Infant School, School Lane, Dorchester
OS grid reference
SY 688 909
Coordinates
50.71747, -2.4427
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Infant School is a single-storey rectangular building dating from around 1820 to 1830. It is constructed of stucco and features a slate roof with pedimented gable ends. The walls are treated with pilasters and have recessed panels between them. Each long side of the building has three bays, with paired sash windows in each bay. The front gable includes a recessed circular panel. At the south end, there is a porch that also has pilasters, panels, and a pedimented gable. Additionally, the building is topped with a wrought-iron bell-cote and a weathercock.

Local climate

Infant School receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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