Description

CRADLEY

SO 7347
Parish Hall (Old Boys' School)
09/04/52

815/22/295

GV II*

Probably the church ale house, later school and now parish hall. Circa late C15 or early C16,
extended 1674, restored C19. Timber framed with tiled roof with gable ends. Stone plinth. Two storeys with oversailing upper floor, moulded bressumers and carved brackets and octagonal shafts on angle posts. Along the middle of upper storey is a restored moulded stringcourse. Restored wood mullion and transom windows with cusped heads. Projecting north wing added circa 1674. Rebuilt chimney stack incorporating a stone inscribed "Church Wardens, Richard Turner, William Bullock, 1674". RCHM Volume II, page 62, plate 123. AM.

The Church with the Lychgate. Parish Hall. Church Cottage and the Rectory with the wall and stables form a good group

Listing NGR: SO7365447105

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17537268

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Recommended Books

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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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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version