Stogursey School And Attached Schoolmaster'S House

ST145E STOGURSEY CP TOWER HILL (South side)

6/138 Stogursey School and attached schoolmaster's house (previously listed as "School")

22.5.69

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School, schoolmaster's house now dwelling. 1860, mid C20 additions. Architect John Norton for Sir Peregrine Acland. Samford Brett red sandstone random rubble, Bath stone dressings, quoins, rusticated surrounds to openings, scalloped tiles, decorative ridge tiles, coped verges, finials to gable ends and fleche. Plan: school room, central gabled entrance porch, to rear attached tower and schoolmaster's house right, library left, modern additions behind. Gothic style. Symmetrical facade, 2 storey gabled porch, central 2 light window flanked by tall gabled 3-light windows all with leaded panes, tall stepped stacks with moulded caps in outer bays, coats of arms in square panels in chimney breasts. 2 moulded pointed arch entrances, left blocked, right renewed oak door with leaded light. Sunk chamfered panel above inscribed A Thanks offering by Sir P.P.F.P. Acland St. AD1860. Tall 2 stage pyramid lead roofed tower and attached "L'-plan headmaster's house. 2 storeys, 1:1 bays, gabled 2-light hollow chamfered mullion casement left, similar 2-light casement right gabled ground floor, 4-light canted bay, 2 bay pointed arch arcade left with single light window and plank door. Given to the parish by Sir Peregrine Acland after the recovering of his only daughter from tuberculosis.

Listing NGR: ST1995342936