The Old School is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 February 1987. School. 2 related planning applications.
The Old School
- WRENN ID
- lone-terrace-claret
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 February 1987
- Type
- School
- Address
- The Old School, Main Street, Howsham, YO60 7PH
- OS grid reference
- SE 737 627
- Coordinates
- 54.05555, -0.87488
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old School is a building, originally constructed as a school in 1852, although it has earlier origins. It has been converted into a house. The exterior is built from rockfaced limestone ashlar and rubble, with a pantile roof. It is a single-story building. An ogee-arched doorway, now a window, is flanked by further ogee-arched windows, all with brick arches. A datestone above the central window reads "This school was rebuilt by Col Cholmley AD 1852." A stack is located at the right-hand end. A 20th-century extension to the rear is not considered to be of particular architectural interest. The building is included on the list for its group value.
Local climate
The Old School receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 10 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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