Lylo National School, Drumnacanvy Road, Craigavon, Co Armagh, BT63 5SR

‘L’ shaped single storey gabled school of 1894 joined to N gable of a simple barn-like RC church of 1863. The ensemble is situated on the SE side of the Drumnacanvy Road with the long side of the school lying right on the roadside. Prior to the building of the school the church entrance was to the N gable. It is now entered from the long E side. The schoolhouse is constructed in brick and has a plain render finish. The roof is covered with natural slate. RW goods are extruded aluminium guttering and PVC downpipes. To right side of the N front is the (now blocked) front door opening. To the left are four unevenly spaced sash windows with horizontal astragals. To the upper part of the wall between the door and the first window is a small plaque inscribed ‘Lylo National School 1894’. The gables of the front section i.e. to W and E are both blank. Marks to the render of the W gable show where a boiler room was attached. When standing this would have given the building a ‘T’ shaped plan. The left side of the S face is obscured by the large return. To the right are two sash windows, as before with the exception that the upper astragal to the left window is missing. To either gable is a small chimney stack. The roof is covered with natural slate but the ridge of this section is c.1000mm lower than the ridge of the rear portion. The E face of the return has a double door to the right side and two sash-like (actually modern top hung) windows to the left. To the far left is a plain buttress. To the S face of the main return is a small gabled linking block which joins the school and the church. The S face of the main return is gabled and has a chimney stack to the apex. The E face of the small return has a double door opening with modern doors. To the W face is a sash-like window, as before. The W face of the main return has three sash-like windows, as before. To the far right is a plain buttress. These windows all have external security grills. The left side of the return merges with the gable of the front section of the school. An awkward roof junction has created an asymmetric gable to the W side of the front section.