Farringdon Church of England Primary School and Village Hall is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1985. School, village hall.
Farringdon Church of England Primary School and Village Hall
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-soffit-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- East Hampshire MP: Damian Hinds (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 October 1985
- Type
- School, village hall
- Address
- Farringdon Church of England Primary School and Village Hall, Church Road, East Hampshire
- OS grid reference
- SU 711 353
- Coordinates
- 51.1132, -0.98444
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Farringdon Church of England Primary School and Village Hall is a building that serves both purposes, constructed between 1870 and 1900. It is made of red brick in English bond and features extensive terra-cotta surface ornamentation, topped with a tile roof. The building was created over a 30-year period by Reverend T H Massey, who was rector for 62 years, with assistance from two or three craftsmen. Locally, it is known as Massey's Folly, reflecting its unusual design, although its original intended function remains unclear. In 1925, the building was repurposed and later modified for its current use.
The structure is two storeys high, with an attic in parts. The south elevation includes a primary section (the village hall) with three upper bays and a tower at the west end. To the west of the tower, a lower unit projects forward, flanked by two additional units of similar size, with the westernmost unit angled southwest to accommodate the curve of Church Road. The upper floor has been removed to create the village hall and three classrooms to the west.
On the north elevation, there are two unequal towers, the taller one centered on the village hall and the shorter one providing access to the school. The building displays many features typical of English Jacobean architecture, but with elaborate and fantastical terra-cotta decorations that represent an illustrated catalogue from the period of 1873 to 1880. The three unequal towers feature arched and square openings, some with windows while others are filled with decorative panels. There are bands at floor and impost levels, along with a series of bands and projections at the parapet level. The main gables are semi-circular and adorned with dog-tooth ornament. The roadside elevation showcases exaggerated hoodmoulds, predominantly triple windows, applied ornamental panels, and a parapet with recessed crosses.
Local climate
Farringdon Church of England Primary School and Village Hall receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% 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 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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