Description

SS 62 SE GEORGE NYMPTON

4/75 The Village Hall
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II

Village hall, formerly the village school. 1871 with a late C20 extension. Snecked
stone with stone dressings and a slate roof, gabled at ends, crested ridge tiles,
stack at the junction between the 2 blocks ventilation pots on the ridge. Gothic
style.
Plan: L plan with 2 blocks at right angles to one another, porch at left end of main
block. The small block has been extended in the C20, the extension is not included
in the listing.
Exterior: Single-storey. 2-bay south elevation with 2 square-headed 3-light
transomed stone windows with cusped lights and ashlar relieving arches. A lean-to at
the left end is the porch, with a chamfered Tudor arched stone doorframe and a stone
2-light square-headed window in the end wall. The east end wall of the main block
has a Tudor arched 3-light transomed stone window with cusped lights, a hood mould
and a bell in the gable. The smaller block has a 2-light square-headed window with a
hood mould.
Interior: Not inspected.
A neat Gothic school in the village centre, with original windows.

Listing NGR: SS6999723049

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26456644

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