The Old Schoolhouse (Weirburn House)

Mid to later 19th century (circa 1860) with later additions and alterations. Rectangular-plan 2-storey, 3-bay former school house with adjoining single storey and attic former classroom recessed to outer right. Harl pointed whinstone rubble; polished sandstone dressings. Overhanging timber bracketed eaves; whinstone quoins. Architraved margins (predominantly red sandstone); projecting, moulded cills; hoodmoulds at ground to front; triangular-headed windows above with blind panels recessed at heads. Timber mullions to bipartite and tripartite windows.

SW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: part-glazed timber panelled door centred at ground; 3-pane fanlight; architraved, hoodmoulded doorpiece with cornice beneath missing pediment. Bipartite windows at ground in flanking bays; triangular-headed gabled windows breaking eaves above. Former school hall recessed to right with tripartite window in bay to outer right. Engaged polygonal porch in re-entrant angle to left; part-glazed timber panelled door facing S; plate glass fanlight; small louvred opening centred in apex recessed above.

SE (SIDE) ELEVATION: original house with bipartite window at ground off-set to left of centre; polygonal porch off-set to right. Gabled, 2-bay wing advanced to right with bipartite windows at ground in both bays; single window centred above.

NE (REAR): projecting 2-bay wing to left (gabled bay to right) with bipartite windows at ground in both bays; single attic light in bay to outer right; small louvred opening centred beneath apex. Later lean to addition adjoining to right with part-glazed timber panelled door to left; single window to right. Original school house recessed to outer right.

3-, 5- and 6-pane lying-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows; some replacement windows to sides and rear; various skylights. Graded grey slate roof; terracotta tile ridging; predominantly replacement rainwater goods. Corniced apex stacks rebuilt in brick to SE and NW; various circular cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1997.

BOUNDARY WALLS: rubble walls enclosing site to front.