Survey Data
Reg No
11216003
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
School
In Use As
Community centre
Date
1855 - 1875
Coordinates
314297, 228604
Date Recorded
09/05/2002
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay single-storey former schoolhouse, c.1865, subsequently used as courthouse and now in use as a community hall. Snecked rock-faced granite walls. Smooth granite surrounds to openings and bracketed gabled hood to doorway. Ogee-headed paired lancets with quatrefoil over in pinnacled gables to street front. Triple lancet window to north-east. Timber casement windows. Timber tongue and groove door to south-east. Hipped slate roof with stone corbels at eaves. Modern entrance extension to west.
Appraisal
This former school and courthouse is a finely executed building with many strong features, particularly the contrasting stone finishes and the striking roof profile. Its prominent street-front location gives it a landmark quality in the area.