This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.
MIDDLETON LONG STREET SD 80 NE (east side) 2/8 School House - Grill and Restaurant G.V.
II National School, now restaurant. Inscription above rear door records building in 1842, addition of north classroom in 1889 and south classroom and entrance in 1892. Hammer- dressed stone with rock-faced stone additions and graduated stone slate roof. 4 bays and 2-storeys with additions to rear forming a parallel range, Symmetrical elevation consisting of four 5-light double-chamfered stone mullion windows on each floor with transoms on the ground floor only. Projecting plinth and continuous hoodmould to ground floor windows. Boldly projecting but truncated chimney stacks between bays 1 and 2, and 3 and 4. Gable-ends have similar 5-light windows on either floor, a 1-light attic window, and doors which are obscured by C20 porches. The rear additions have various 2, 3,4 and 5-light stone mullion windows. Interior altered but retaining some original features. The school came about as a result of the 1841 School Sites Act. It bears a marked resemblance in its architectural vocabulary to the Queen Elizabeth Old Grammar School of 1586 (q.v.). Included for group value.
Listing NGR: SD8709606231
This is part of the Series: IOE01/1091 IOE Records taken by Pamela Jackson; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England
© Ms Pamela Jackson. Source: Historic England Archive
This photograph was taken for the Images of England project
Photographer: Jackson, Pamela
Rights Holder: Jackson, Pamela
Stone, Victorian National School, Education, Voluntary School, School, Restaurant, Commercial, Eating And Drinking Establishment
Our website works best with the latest version of the browsers below, unfortunately your browser is not supported. Using an old browser means that some parts of our website might not work correctly.
