The Old School House
THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1219564
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- The Old School House
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE
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- Date:
- 2006-09-21
- Reference:
- IOE01/15970/10
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1219564
- Date first listed:
- 30-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- The Old School House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Veryan
- National Grid Reference:
- SW9155639467
Details
SW 93 NW VERYAN VERYAN
8/145 The Old School House
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30-5-67
GV II
School for girls, now private house. Circa 1820, build by Hugh Rowe, a Lostwithiel
builder, for Reverend Jeremiah Trist. Slatestone rubble walls, polygonal hipped water
reed thatched roof with chimney over one end of ridge. Conceived as a farmhouse plan
but built with a large room to Madras plan sometimes known as Dr Bell's system.
Originally single storey, but attic converted 1884. North front overlooking village
centre is symmetrical with 3 ground floor windows in depressed and central arched
openings, once with shutters - see old photograph, and original glazing pattern of
timber 'Y' tracery in the heads with pairs of opening casements with 6 panes each
below. The centre window is in a round sided and wide projecting bay which has late
doorways piercing its flanks. The original arched entrance is at the rear. The roof
overhangs the front of the house deeply forming a verandah supported on 2 granite
columns of broadly Tuscan type with capitals and bases. A very large C20 bay window
has been cut into the roof where 2 tall dormers of 1884 existed. Interior retains
part of original plan layout. Hugh Rowe was also the builder of Veryan's 5 round
houses. Information from an article by G W Hawkridge in The Illustrated Carpenter and
Builder, September 30, 1960.
Listing NGR: SW9155639467
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 393622
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
The Illustrated Carpenter and Builder in 30 September, (1960)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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