Former Primary School

1. 5410 HIGHWORTH SWINDON STREET (east side) Former Primary School (formerly listed as Old Infants School under Swindon Road) SU 2092 SW 18/344 7.7.76

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2. Datestone "Erected A.D.1835". Small Gothic school with house in visually very important position. Stone with slate roof. Various additions. Front: 2 storeys coursed rubble with 2 large ashlar chimneys. One-three-one bays (the outer ones added probably circa 1840) with chamfered corners. Central gable with cope for bellcote, panel under. Two flanking small pane glazing bar sashes. Projecting stone porch with chamfered piers and 6 panel door flanked by modern glazed sun parlours. Side wings each have a 2 light glazing bar casement on first floor with quoins, right hand wing a triangular headed ledged door. Return: one bay with triangular headed ground floor windows. Extended 1850s to south with 3 school rooms - 3 bays with simplified 'Y' tracery windows leading up to 2 taller gables of cross buildings of school rooms, initials 'AC' and 'RE' in apexes. Interior of later school rooms have arch-braced collar trusses.

Listing NGR: SU2007192203