Old School Building School House

The Old School Building, also known as the School House, is a Grade II listed structure located in Lower Holker. Built after 1849, it is possibly designed by George Webster. The building features dressed limestone with sandstone ashlar dressings and has a slate roof. The school section is a single storey with four bays; the first bay projects under a gable, while the third bay also breaks forward under a gable. To the left, there is a two-storey house with a rock-faced stone base and quoins.

The school has a sill course, with the first bay showcasing a five-light double-chamfered-mullioned window, where the central three lights are higher and include a transom and label, along with an upper triangular-headed light. The third bay contains a three-light window similar to the first bay. The second bay features two windows; the left one is small and located above a porch, while the right one is tall and cuts through the sill course, both having chamfered reveals and 20th-century casements. The fourth bay has two tall windows that also cut through the sill course, fitted with 20th-century casements. A large 20th-century re-entrant hipped porch is present, along with a cross-axial stack that has octagonal shafts.

On the right return, there is a window matching the first bay of the front. The house has a single bay at the front with a hipped roof and a gablet above the first-floor window, featuring plain bargeboards. The windows have label moulds over the lintels and consist of two-light casements with iron glazing bars, displaying octagonal and square patterns typical of the Holker estate. One ground floor window has been replaced with plate glass.

The left return has three bays; the first bay is part of the school, the second bay projects under a gable, and the third bay includes a 20th-century lean-to porch. The windows are mostly consistent with those on the front; the first bay has a large four-light casement with a transom and plain glazing, along with a gabled dormer on the first floor. The third bay features a gablet above the first-floor window. The rear of the building has a gabled bay with a five-light window similar to the front, as well as a truncated lateral stack and a lean-to outshut.