The Old School House

The Old School House is a former school house, now a private residence, built in the mid-18th century with restoration in the 20th century. The building is rendered and features a pantile roof with three eaves cornices made of stone slates. It has two storeys and three first-floor windows. To the right of the centre is a six-panel door with a fanlight, panelled reveals, and a wooden doorcase, which was added after 1968. Above the door is a large stone tablet.

To the right of the door, there is a sash window with glazing bars set in a flush wood architrave, with a nine-pane unequally hung sash window above it. To the left, there are two three-light side-sliding sashes with 24 panes, along with two two-light side-sliding sashes with glazing bars above. The building features ashlar gable coping and a brick end stack on the left side.

The stone tablet above the door lists the donors and the date of the school’s founding. Thomas Richardson donated this burgage house along with £400 in trust to establish an elementary school in 1765, which became known as Richardson's or the Charity School. By 1826, donations had increased to a total of £2,139, and 30 children were admitted to the school.