The Babington Centre is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 1 June 1988. Village school.
The Babington Centre
- WRENN ID
- stark-obsidian-jay
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 1 June 1988
- Type
- Village school
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Low 1 storey Tudor Revival style village school. It is built of sandstone rubble facings (partly coursed) and freestone dressings, Welsh slate roofs. The original plan was a single classroom with a very small master's cottage at the rear. Both of these have been extended. Symmetrical three window front with central cross gable and wavy bargeboards. Broad chamfered reveals to openings, taller to the centre with a rectangular dripmould and blind panel over, sashes to flanking windows with 1 over 1 panes. Lower one window extension to the left with cross-glazing. Main gable ends with dripmoulds over large cross-windows, modern porch to east side. Wide-spreading 2 storey rear gabled range with stone chimney stack, sash windows on two levels between lean-to extensions. Stone walled forecourt to main road; pedestrian gatepiers downhill to east side, the ball-finials are missing.
The main classroom has a 3-bay principal rafter roof.
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