School Associated With The Church Of The Assumption Of Our Lady

TORQUAY

SX9164 ABBEY ROAD 885-1/14/11 (South West side) School associated with the Church of the Assumption of Our Lady

GV II

School. 1857 (foundation stone), to the designs of J Hansom. Local grey limestone rubble with freestone dressings; slate roof; stacks with stone shafts, some old octagonal shafts. PLAN: Part of a group including a church and presbytery. T-plan. EXTERIOR: 2-storey block at NE; schoolroom at SW end. The 2-storey block has a 3-window to NE end, with a small gable to the front at the right and a hipped roof porch entered on the right return via a shouldered doorway. Porch has shouldered windows with stone architraves. Paired shouldered window to left; small first floor 2-light window above porch. Under the gable a tall window, converted to a glazed door in the C20. Left return of 2-storey block has paired and triple-shouldered windows. The schoolroom, to the left, has a 4-window front with triple, shouldered windows. 2-storey porch block to the right with a shouldered doorway flanked by one-light windows and a pair of chamfered lancets above. INTERIOR: Not inspected but may retain features of interest.

Listing NGR: SX9134864059