Old School House
OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, WORCESTER ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1350217
- Date first listed:
- 14-Mar-1969
- List Entry Name:
- Old School House
- Statutory Address:
- OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, WORCESTER ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1350217
- Date first listed:
- 14-Mar-1969
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 21-Mar-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Old School House
- Statutory Address 1:
- OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, WORCESTER ROAD
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:
- OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, WORCESTER ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Worcestershire
- District:
- Wychavon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ombersley
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 84489 63513
Details
SO 8463 OMBERSLEY CP WORCESTER ROAD (west side)
9/199 Old School House
14.3.69
GV II
School, now garage offices. Early C18 with mid-C19 and mid-C20 alterations. Handmade brick in random bond, whitened to front elevation, plain tiled roof with overhanging eaves, hipped on return to Church Lane, large external brick stack with offsets to rear right, also small brick stack to left side. L-shaped plan; two storeys and attic with dormers; brick plinth, 2-course band between storeys, moulded eaves cornice. Front elevation: main entrance to right of centre has a moulded flat canopy on consoles, 6-panelled door and transom light with central glazing bar; three windows on each floor, 2- and 3-light casements under gauged flat heads with projecting keyblocks, blind window on first floor to left of centre; two gabled dormers with 2- light casements. Return to Church Lane gable end, facing west, is a shaped gable with ball finial designed to face the church in its earlier position. Interior not inspected. The building was a former charity school and on the blind first floor window of the front elevation is the following inscription: "This Charity School House/ founded by Richard Lloyd/ of Comhampton in this/ Parish Yeoman/ 1729/ For the instructing such/ children of this Parish in Reading/ English Writing and Arithmetic/ only whose Parents are not assessed/ at above Five Pounds a Year".
This inscription refers to the money and lands assigned by Richard Lloyd in his will to establish an Educational Trust responsible for founding a school here in Ombersley Village, and at Sytchampton (qv).
Listing NGR: SO8448963513
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 148094
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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