The Schoolhouse, Paxton is a Grade C listed building in the Scottish Borders local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 March 2001. Schoolhouse.
The Schoolhouse, Paxton
- WRENN ID
- knotted-gable-grain
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Scottish Borders
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 15 March 2001
- Type
- Schoolhouse
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Probably later 19th century with later additions and alterations. 2-storey, 3-bay, near T-plan Italianate former schoolhouse with lean-to porch in re-entrant angle to front. Squared and snecked tooled cream sandstone; droved dressings. Base course; string course between floors; overhanging timber bracketed eaves. Narrow quoins strips; droved margins to round-arched openings; sandstone mullions; bracketed cills.
SW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: lean-to porch at centre with modern door and round-arched fanlight centred beneath gablehead. Single window at ground in bay recessed to outer right. Full-height gabled projection to left with tripartite window centred at ground; bipartite window at 1st floor.
NW (SIDE) ELEVATION: gabled bay slightly advanced at centre with bipartite windows centred at both floors. Single windows flanking at ground; single windows with panelled aprons aligned above.
NE (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen 1999.
4-pane horizontal glazing in timber sash and case windows. Slate roof; timber bargeboards. Corniced ridge stacks; cans missing.
INTERIOR: not seen 1999.
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