The Cathedral School

The Cathedral School is a Grade II* listed building constructed from Bath limestone ashlar, featuring Welsh slate roofs. The main classical southeast front is prominent, while the rear elevation is rendered with ashlar dressings. Both the southeast and northwest fronts consist of three storeys and nine bays. The southeast front showcases ashlar with long and short quoins, decorative bands, and a moulded cornice. It includes double-hung 6 over 6 pane sash windows with moulded stone architraves and keystones, and a central pedimented Doric portico above a broad flight of steps. The hipped roof is topped with three large multi-flued stacks.

The northwest front is rendered and features a central 19th-century projecting stone porch with double timber doors. The sash windows match those on the southeast front. The area is enclosed by wrought iron railings with spear-headed finials and urn finials on the standards. Significant late 20th-century extensions have been added to the east side of the building, while the west side houses the Chapel.

The building has a double pile central entrance plan with the staircase located in the rear right center. This staircase is a fine contemporary wooden structure with slender turned balusters, three to each tread, and a softwood handrail with fielded panelling along the wall string. The handrail has been raised with a modern brass rail. The staircase ascends to the attic and is grained on the lower floor, with a painted finish above, likely reflecting the original treatment. The entrance was reoriented from south to north by Bishop Ollivant for better access to the Cathedral, which has resulted in the unusual positioning of the staircase if entering from the north instead of the columned hall to the south. A central corridor runs across the house. The Headmaster's study features re-arranged pilaster work that forms bookcases, believed to have originated from the Choir of John Wood's "temple" during Bishop Ollivant's time, although the rest of the interior is now plain. The upper floor was not observed, and the attics and roof were rebuilt after a fire.