Old School School House is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 March 1986. School. 4 related planning applications.

Old School School House

WRENN ID
dim-copper-solstice
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Country
England
Date first listed
12 March 1986
Type
School
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old School and School House is a former school and master's residence, now divided into two dwellings, built in 1851 by William Burn. It is designed in a Neo-Jacobean style, similar to the nearby Idsworth House, and is likely an estate building. The structure features red brick walls in Flemish bond with blue header diaper patterns, and Bath stone dressings, including a plinth, chamfered quoins, gables with copings, finials, middle steps, and kneelers. It has a steep slate roof with square flues for Tudor stacks.

The north front includes a central school hall, which now has two gabled dormers, three large mullion and transom windows, and a gabled porch on the east side. This section ends with a gabled cross wing that has one storey and an attic, featuring one window above three, set in recessed panels. The west end contains a taller cross wing (the house) with two storeys, showcasing a gabled central porch with an upper gable and a large gable on the south side. Most of the original cast-iron diaper casements remain, along with boarded coupled doors. The rear of the building has projections on each side, with a flat-roofed 20th-century extension on the east side.

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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 3 transactions since 1998
  • Related listed building consents — 4 applications
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