Churchstoke Pottery, Teashop and School House

The Churchstoke Pottery, Teashop and School House comprises two units forming a four-window range of two storeys, with a single-storey rear range and a small addition to the east end. The building is constructed of random masonry under a tile roof, except for the rear range, which has an asbestos roof. Two brick stacks and a domed lantern are visible.

The western half of the building serves as a house and features a red brick end stack. It has a symmetrical plan, with a central doorway accessed through a pedimented porch set against a projecting, pedimented gable. The front facade is a two-window range with a blocked window opening above the porch. The windows are tripartite casements with small panes, set under wedge lintels with stone sills. The door is four-panelled. A small ground floor window is visible on the west gable, beyond a lean-to structure.

The former National School occupies the eastern portion of the building. It was originally entered through the east end, possibly through a projecting pedimented gable – although this entrance is now obscured by a small, single-storey modern extension. The current entrance consists of half-lit double doors, utilising the lower half of a window opening. The school is a two-window range; the upper-storey windows rise to the eaves, while those of the lower storey are set under segmental stone arches. The windows are of unusual cast-iron construction, tripartite with small panes, with the exception of a large central hopper light. A domed lantern sits on the roof ridge at the east end, which may have previously housed a bell and is topped with a weather vane. A red brick ridge stack is probably shared between the house and the school. The rear range includes a large cast-iron window in the north gable, set under a round-headed arch, and two windows in the east elevation, similar to those elsewhere.

The former school is now an open plan space. A mezzanine floor has been added at the north end. A round-headed, blocked opening at the south end would have provided access between the school and the house. A fireplace and recesses are found along the west wall. Upstairs, part of a substantial king post truss can be seen, with a replaced purlin. A very large, blocked, round-headed window is visible, and likely formed the original north window of the school room prior to the 1867 extension.