The Old School House is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 June 1952. Former school, private house. 6 related planning applications.

The Old School House

WRENN ID
dim-keystone-fen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cotswold
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 June 1952
Type
Former school, private house
Address
The Old School House, School Lane, Ampney Crucis, GL7 5SD
OS grid reference
SP 072 022
Coordinates
51.71875, -1.89672
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old School House is a former school that has been converted into a private house, located next to a 20th-century school to the south. A plaque on the south side indicates that it was built in 1791. The building is constructed of coursed rubble stone and features a concrete tile roof on the main section, while a small wing at the east end has a stone slate roof. There is a stone end stack with a moulded cornice on the left and a brick end stack on the right. The main range is L-shaped, with a rear wing to the left and an additional small wing to the right.

The facade has three windows with pointed arches, voussoirs, and paired 4-pane casements at the base. The central bay projects slightly and is topped with a shallow pediment and a round plaque that reads: "This Charity School/erected AD 1791 was founded and/endowed by ROBERT PLEYDELL/Lord of this Manor AD 1722." To the left on the ground floor, there is a similar window with 6-pane casements. The remainder of the ground floor is obscured by the 20th-century school building, which is not of special interest. The right wing features a large square window on both the front and rear, adorned with decorative original octagonal leading. The main entrance is located on the left-hand gable end facing the street, featuring a 20th-century door, a tall plain fanlight with a timber lintel, and a 3-light wood casement with a timber lintel above.

Local climate

The Old School House receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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