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Latitude: 53.1172 / 53°7'1"N
Longitude: -2.6556 / 2°39'20"W
OS Eastings: 356214
OS Northings: 357982
OS Grid: SJ562579
Mapcode National: GBR 7M.7PFG
Mapcode Global: WH99W.5XN4
Plus Code: 9C5V488V+VP
Entry Name: Bunbury Aldersey School
Listing Date: 3 August 1984
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1136159
English Heritage Legacy ID: 56784
Also known as: Bunbury Aldersey CofE Primary School
ID on this website: 101136159
Location: Bunbury, Cheshire East, Cheshire, CW6
County: Cheshire East
Civil Parish: Bunbury
Built-Up Area: Bunbury
Traditional County: Cheshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire
Church of England Parish: Bunbury St Boniface
Church of England Diocese: Chester
Tagged with: School building Primary school Academy school
SJ 55 NE BUNBURY C.P. SCHOOL LANE
2/25 Bunbury Aldersey School
II
Formerly Grammar School for boys, 1874 (on entrance porch) by J
Douglas, now primary school. The Grammar School replaced a school,
near the church, which was founded by Thomas Aldersey in 1594. Red
brick with slate roof, in Gothic style, single storey, 5 bays. Deep
chamfered sandstone plinth. Projecting entrance bay has vertical
panelled, studdied door, with false strap hinges in stone dressed
opening with Tudor arch and ogee hood mould. This is surmounted by
the date and shields with the inscriptions "Alnus semper floreat" and
"serve and obey", these within a gabled apex with stone coping and
finial. Metal fixed lights in stone mullion and transome windows with
cusped heads and transome lights leaded. Large double transome
multi-light windows to west and east gables. Terra cotta eaves dentil
course supporting moulded cast iron gutter. Mid-roof lucarnes, with
twin lancet openings and octagonal slate clad turret. Stone copings
and finials to east and west gables.
Interior: Hall roof has elaborate trusses with brackets to collar
purlin and 4 posts above the beam. The ceiling is boarded. Plaques
on gate refer to the Haberdashers Company, who own the school. Thomas
Aldersey was a member of the Haberdashers Company.
Listing NGR: SJ5621457982
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