The Old School is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 1984. Former school room.

The Old School

WRENN ID
dreaming-tallow-spring
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Hams
Constituency
South West Devon MP: Rebecca Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 July 1984
Type
Former school room
Address
The Old School, Hillside, Holbeton
OS grid reference
SX 613 501
Coordinates
50.33515, -3.94982
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old School is a former school room built around 1840. It is constructed of stone rubble, with some areas plastered, and features an asbestos slate roof with gable ends. This small, single-storey building has a central doorway that is topped by a brick four-centred arch and leads to a ledged door. On either side of the doorway, there are three-light windows with four-centred arch lights and leaded panes. There is a blocked doorway on the left side. An octagonal stone rubble chimney stack with pyramid steps is located over the west gable end. The building is included for its group value.

Local climate

The Old School receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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