Description

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

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Bunbury Aldersey CofE Primary School at Wikipedia
• Bunbury Aldersey CofE Primary School official website
• Wikidata Q4997420

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