The Old School House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1987. House. 2 related planning applications.
The Old School House
- WRENN ID
- quiet-groin-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Bridgwater MP: Sir Ashley Fox (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 January 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old School House, Spaxton, TA5 1AR
- OS grid reference
- ST 193 357
- Coordinates
- 51.11525, -3.15392
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old School House is a building that originally served as two cottages, dating back to the 17th century, with alterations and an addition made in the 20th century. It features colourwashed rubble walls and a thatched roof, with one rubble and one brick chimney stack. The structure is single storey with an attic and consists of four bays, showcasing 2 and 3-light casement windows, some of which have metal frames and leaded lights. The entrance has a door opening with a plank door, topped by a thatched bonnet porch supported by rustic posts. A four-bay extension added in the 20th century is not considered of special interest. Notably, this building was the home of the poet Sir Henry Newbolt until his death.
Local climate
The Old School House receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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 — 1 transaction since 2021
- 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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