The Old School House is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1984. House.
The Old School House
- WRENN ID
- lost-storey-ridge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 March 1984
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old School House, Stawley
- OS grid reference
- ST 071 210
- Coordinates
- 50.98117, -3.32476
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old School House is a house dating from the early 17th century, with alterations made in the mid-19th century. It features a rendered exterior over rubble masonry, with some areas lined to resemble ashlar. The building has a distinctive L-plan shape and an open hall design. It is two storeys high, with the main part showcasing a pointed arch entrance located to the left of the center. To the left of the entrance is a double transomed stair window (oriel), and to the right are two ranges of 19th-century three-light casements. There is a projecting wing to the south, which has two levels and is independently roofed, containing one two-light casement.
Inside, the house has two pairs of jointed cruck trusses, one of which has been altered. The open hall has been modified to include a staircase, and the ground floor room features chamfered beams with a treble ridge and diamond stops. There is also evidence of winder stairs to the right of the open fireplace. The house is partially concealed from the road by a mid-19th-century school room, which is not included in the listing.
Local climate
The Old School House receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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