The Old School is a Grade II listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 February 1958. A C17 Former grammar school, house. 2 related planning applications.

The Old School

WRENN ID
calm-mantel-flax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Yorkshire Dales National Park
Constituency
Skipton and Ripon MP: Sir Julian Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 February 1958
Type
Former grammar school, house
Address
The Old School, Priory Lane, Malham, North Yorkshire, BD23 4DD
OS grid reference
SD 902 630
Coordinates
54.06318, -2.15054
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old School is a former grammar school that has been converted into a house. It dates from the late 18th century, although it features a 17th-century datestone. The building has been altered and extended in the 20th century. Constructed of rubble with stone dressings, it has a stone slate roof and is one storey high with three bays. There is a door on the right side, which is set in a 20th-century porch, and above it is the reset datestone. The façade includes two round-headed windows with rendered heads and keystones. A stack is located at the left gable end, and the roof structure features bolted king posts. Additionally, there is a 20th-century extension at the rear.

Local climate

The Old School sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,280 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 3 transactions since 1998
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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