Description

NZ 08 NE
9/34
20.10.69

HARTBURN
HARTBURN
Old Schoolhouse
(previously listed as
Hartburn Tower)

GV
II*

Schoolhouse and 'Parish Stable' (hearse house), 1762 by Dr. John Sharpe, vicar
of Hartburn. Coursed rubble and dressings except for tooled squared stone on
west return; slate roof. Gothick style. North front: projecting 3-storey
centre bay has late C19 sash below 1st floor 2-light window: trefoiled heads
to lights within ogee arch, raised stone surround. Round-headed recesses above.
Crenellated parapet has taller central section with roundel and ornamental arrow
loops. Lower flanking bays, to left with buttress, to right with late C19 sash;
stepped crenellated parapet. Rear elevation: central section has external stone
stair to 1st floor door, tall narrow window above, reverse-stepped gable. Bay
to right has segmental arch (to former hearse house) partly hidden by C20 glazed
porch; bay to left has boarded door. Various C19 sashes. Lean-to roofs,
reverse-stepped coping.

Listing NGR: NZ0887986197

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17546047

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)