Schoolhouse, Cranshaws

Early 19th century with later additions and alterations. Rectangular-plan, 2-storey, 3-bay schoolhouse with gabled porch to front, flanking single storey wings, modern school block adjoining to NW. Harled; lightly droved sandstone dressings; projecting cills.

SW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: single window in projecting, gabled porch off-set to left of centre; replacement timber door in return to right; single window aligned at 1st floor. Single windows at both floors in flanking bays. Single storey wing to outer right comprising boarded timber door in bay to left; single window in bay to right. Bipartite window off-set to right of centre in single storey wing to left (classroom). Modern school block advanced to outer left.

NE (REAR) ELEVATION: irregularly fenestrated main block. Timber door in wing advanced to outer left; 2 single windows in wing to outer right.

Predominantly 12-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows; part-boarded, 4-pane timber sash and case window centred at 1st floor; some 4- and 8-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows to rear. Grey slate roofs; raised stone skews; replacement cast-iron rainwater goods. Harled apex stacks to SE and NW; various circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1997.

BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEPIERS: low coped rubble wall enclosing site to front; rubble walls enclosing site to rear. Square-plan, coursed rendered gatepiers flanking entrance; pyramidal caps; timber gates.