Gwaelod-y-garth School

Small junior school building. Plan of long range and 5 cross bays. Of snecked rockfaced stone with ashlar and brick dressings, Welsh slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles incorporating ventilators, overhanging eaves. On ridge between the gables stands a slate-hung bellcote with bell-shaped lead roof, final and arched louvres. Playground frontage of 5 cross bays, the lower outer bays stepped back. The windows to each of the central bays are tripartite and comprise 4 multipane lights with tipping top casements to the taller centre pair within a raised brick surround which has a decorative apron, small cornices and a scrolled pediment. Blind keyed oculus to apex of centre gable and similar louvred to side wings which have paired lights in a less elaborate brick surround. Ventilators below sill above a brick plinth course. Front elevation is plainer with paired deep full dormers with roof swept down between them, each with long paired multipane lights with raised brick surround, scrolled pediment and apron, moulded brick continuous sillband, similar plinth course; ventilation grilles. On the return at each end is a stepped window similar to the tripartite windows but in only 2 parts with keyed oculus above. At each end and stepped back the gable ends of the outer wings have separate girls' and boys' entrances: doorways with raised brick surrounds, carved names, scrolled pediments.

Interior retains original classroom layout, double depths. Part glazed and panelled doors, boarded dado; inserted ceilings.