Description

LOWER ALLITHWAITE CHURCH ROAD
SD 37 NE
(West side)
Allithwaite
5/66 Allithwaite C of E
Primary School and
Old School House
G.V. II
School and house. Probably 1860s, by E.G. Paley. Rock-faced stone with ashlar
dressings and slate roofs; south facade of house roughcast. School of one
storey and 3 bays, the 1st bay recessed and lower, the house of 2 storeys and
one bay. South facade has C20 extension to 1st bay; 2nd and 3rd bays have
windows of 3 pointed lights and single-chamfered mullions, lateral stack with
weathering and round shaft between. Gable end stack to 1st bay, bellcote to 2nd
bay gable end; roof ventilator. House has 1st floor sill course. 1:2:1-light
canted bay window with hipped stone roof and shouldered lintels; 1st floor has
2-light pointed window with blind tympanum. Lean-to re-entrant porch has
2-light window to return and pointed entrance with hoodmould and head stops.
Left return has 3-light plate tracery window with hoodmould and headstops, and
small-paned glazing. Right return has window of 2 lights to each floor, wing to
rear has rainwater head. 2 cross-axial stacks. North facade has gabled wing to
house, which has sashed windows with single glazing bars and flush relieving
arches. Narrow bay to right has hipped roof, paired narrow sashes to ground
floor and 1st floor casement. School has entrance and windows as to south but
retaining original small-paned glazing; long C20 extension to end bay. Rear
coped wall to yards to house and school interrupted by outbuilding with
single-pitch roof.

Listing NGR: SD3860276803

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26392044

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