Sandford School

COBERLEY SEVEN SPRINGS SO 91 NE

5/60 Sandford School

II

Formerly known as Seven Springs House, now a school. Built in 1840 by William Hall. Red brick now painted; squared and dressed limestone quoins; slate roof with painted brick stacks. Rectangular plan, once with more extensive-services to rear now demolished. Two storeys and attic. Symmetrical 4-windowed facade with shaped gables projecting forwards to left and right; 4-light stone-built canted bays to the ground floor of the gables; tall 3- light stone-mullioned casements contain 2-pane sashes between the two gables; tall 2-light stone-mullioned casements with stopped hoods and steel casements to the first floor; the shaped gables are lit by small 2-light stone-mullioned casements with stopped hoods containing small 2-pane sashes; two 2-light stone-built gabled eaves dormers with moulded kneelers and decorative roundels to each gable between the gables. Flat-roofed conservatory entrance lit by tall stone-mullioned windows to the right with a C19 four-panelled door within a round-headed surround with a hood towards the rear. Dutch gable lit by stone-mullioned casements projects forwards to the right. Axial stacks. Roll-moulded capping and ball finials to gables. Interior: some interior room divisions altered; one classical style and one mannerist fireplace. Balusters of staircase replaced C20. This building occupies a particularly prominent position at the top of a hill.

Listing NGR: SO9648716971