Former School, Deerness

Circa 1872 with later alterations and additions. 2-storey, 3-bay rectangular-plan symmetrical schoolhouse with slightly advanced, gabled central bay and later porch; single storey, 4-bay U-plan near-symmetrical school abutting to rear (W) of schoolhouse with gabled, finialled bellcote to W gable. Harled concrete cills.

SCHOOLHOUSE: E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: piended-roofed glazed porch with timber-panelled door in left return, at ground in bay to centre; window at 1st floor above. Large window at ground with small window at 1st floor above in each bay flanking.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: window at each floor in single gabled bay.

N (SIDE) ELEVATION: blank elevation with gablehead stack.

12-pane timber sash and case windows; fixed timber-framed window to porch. Graded purple slate roof; stone ridge; coped skews; harled, corniced gablehead stack to N; cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1998.

SCHOOL: S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 4-bay elevation, grouped 1-2-1. Bipartite window in each bay recessed to centre. Bipartite window in advanced bay to right. Window in lean-to addition to left of centre, abutting gabled bay to outer left; boarded door in right return. Biparite window in advanced gabled bay to outer left; gablehead round-arched bellcote above.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: 5-bay elevation, grouped 1-4. Evenly disposed window in each bay to right. Lean-to addition at ground to outer left; gabled dormer window, breaking eaves, above.

W (SIDE) ELEVATION: window in slightly recessed bay to right. Bipartite window to gabled bay to left; blind oculus to gablehead above.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Graded purple slate roof; stone ridge; coped skews; coped bellcote; harled, corniced gablehead and ridge stacks; simple, square ridge ventilation to central pitch; replacement uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1998.

BOUNDARY WALLS: low rubble boundary walls with later cement cope enclosing small garden to S of schoolhouse and along S boundary of school.

LAVATORY BLOCK: rubble, lean-to range of lavatories sited to rear (N) of, and running parallel to school.