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Latitude: 51.5485 / 51°32'54"N
Longitude: -2.097 / 2°5'49"W
OS Eastings: 393369
OS Northings: 183297
OS Grid: ST933832
Mapcode National: GBR 2RC.YFD
Mapcode Global: VH95Z.LBRR
Plus Code: 9C3VGWX3+C5
Entry Name: The Old School
Listing Date: 16 July 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1022280
English Heritage Legacy ID: 315801
ID on this website: 101022280
Location: Rodbourne, Wiltshire, SN16
County: Wiltshire
Civil Parish: St. Paul Malmesbury Without
Traditional County: Wiltshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire
Church of England Parish: Corston and Rodbourne
Church of England Diocese: Bristol
Tagged with: School building
ST 98 SW ST PAUL MALMESBURY THE STREET, Rodbourne
WITHOUT (south side)
8/175 The Old School
II
Former village school, now house and sculptor's studio. 1851 with
1893 and later additions and alterations. Squared and coursed
rubble with brick and stone dressings and stone slate roof to main
range, brick to later rear addition and double Roman tile roof to
rear C20 south-east addition. Long 4-bay range parallel to road
with rear and north-east additions. North-west front with 3
cambered-arched windows: timber cross-mullion fenestration with
leaded octagonal glazing. Timber porch to right has carved
bressumer with oak leaves and acorns and archway with inscription:
'COME/YE/CHILDREN/AND/HEARKEN/UNTO/ME/I/WILL/TEACH/YOU/THE/FEAR/OF/
THE/LORD'; Tudor-arched plank door with fine Celtic-style hinges
Central lateral brick stack with stone dressings and bricks laid in
herringbone bond. Bell turret to right gable apex with lead
pyramidal cap. South-west wall below turret has leaf carving with
the initials 'RP/CHP/LSW'. The Old School is representative of an
Arts and Crafts embellishment carried out by the Pollen family to
several buildings in Rodbourne.
Listing NGR: ST9336983297
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