Old School, Abbey

The Central Building of the Old School at Abbey is a compact group of three buildings, likely originating from the later 18th century, although some parts may be older. All buildings are two stories tall, constructed from rubble, and show evidence of harling, with red pantiled roofs.

The northern building, known as the Old School, is largely in ruins and consists of two sections made of sandstone rubble. The western section features rough dressings and raised chamfered margins, with a doorway and two windows visible on the south elevation, and a single opening on the first floor facing north. The eastern section retains its walls and part of the pantiled roof, with a doorway and another low opening on the south elevation, and two openings on each floor facing north. It has a skewed gable with a single window and a stack.

The central building was likely originally four dwellings and is primarily constructed of squared rubble made from conglomerate, known as "clinkstone," which is very friable. It has a five-bay, roughly symmetrical facade and is in poor condition. The west elevation is characterized by a double forestair of stone that diverges from the central access steps, supported by concrete pillars, which may have originally been stone. There are two doors at ground level beneath the forestairs, flanked by windows, with two windows towards the gables and one in the center. The first floor has the same arrangement. Coalsheds are located beneath the stairs. The east elevation features one window at ground level and four on the first floor, with brick margins, and a small window in the north gable. The windows are either 12-pane or 4-pane sash and case. The roof is gabled with plain skews, covered in red pantiles, and has three brick stacks, which were previously rubble, with cans that are plain or missing.

The southern building is also in poor condition and has a three-bay front elevation with three windows on the first floor and a door flanked by two windows on the ground floor. The west gable has one window on each floor. The surviving windows are 12-pane timber sash and case. The roof is gabled with plain skews, covered in red pantiles above four easing courses of slate. The gable stacks are made of harled rubble with thackstanes, and the upper stack is raised in brick, featuring plain cans.