The School Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1987. School, dwelling.
The School Cottage
- WRENN ID
- night-pinnacle-sparrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 November 1987
- Type
- School, dwelling
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
ST21SE WHITESTAUNTON CP WHITESTAUNTON VILLAGE 5/144 The School Cottage
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GV II
School, now dwelling. 1864. Squared and coursed local stone, Ham stone dressings, slate roofs, stone stack west gable end. School room and school-mistresses's dwelling. Single storey block left, 2-storey adjoining to west, 2;2 bays, first floor right gabled tops to 2-light leaded wooden casements with semi-circular heads, ground floow left gabled single storey parch approached by flight of 4 steps, Tudor arch head doorway and ribbed door, 3-light Ham stone Tudor arch head mullioned window with incised spandrels and hoodmould, similar in block to right, 2-light wooden casement beyond. Left return gable end inserted C20 window. The school was paid for by the Elton family, who were lords of the manor. Closed in 1966 and became a private dwelling in 1974. (VCH Vol IV, 1978).
Listing NGR: ST2810210502
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