Description

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

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26272438

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Recommended Books

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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair