Survey Data
Reg No
14328020
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social, Technical
Previous Name
Trim Model National Schools
Original Use
School
In Use As
College
Date
1845 - 1850
Coordinates
280624, 256372
Date Recorded
30/04/2002
Date Updated
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Description
Detached five-bay two-storey Tudor Revival former school, built 1849. Comprising of three-central bays flanked by gabled and projecting terminating bays. Snecked limestone walls, with ashlar quoins and dressings, carved limestone plaques and label mouldings. Pitched slate roof with single and paired ashlar chimneystacks. Square-headed mullioned windows with stone sills. Tudor arched door opening with timber battened door.
Appraisal
This former model national school was designed by Frederick Darley. The irregular façade is clearly architectural in its form and execution. The carved detailing of the label mouldings, the doorcase, the plaques and slender ashlar chimneystacks exhibit a quality and skill which were the work of a skilled craftsman. Inscription above entrance reads: 'Trim Model National Schools 1849'.