Old School is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1987. Former school.
Old School
- WRENN ID
- unlit-shingle-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 April 1987
- Type
- Former school
- Address
- Old School, Clayhidon
- OS grid reference
- ST 161 155
- Coordinates
- 50.93362, -3.19524
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old School is a former school building located within the parish churchyard, dated 1824. It is constructed of random rubble chert and features a gable end slate roof with crested ridge tiles and coping with ball-finials. The building has a simple rectangular plan and stands two storeys tall.
The south front is symmetrical with a two-window range, showcasing pointed three-light windows. The datestone is positioned between the first-floor windows. There is a small square-headed west doorway, which is slightly off centre and retains its original planked and studded door. An internal rear stack is present, featuring a brick shaft. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
Old School receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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