Description

BUCKFASTLEIGH

SX7366 CHAPEL STREET
1011-1/6/51 (South side)
No.32

GV II

National school, in use as builder's store. 1842. Local grey
limestone rubble with some slatestone, first floor of right
end and rear elevation slate-hung; brick dressings to front.
Rear centre stack with stone and brick shaft. Natural slate
roof, half-hipped at ends. Plan: deep rectangular plan with
one doorway on front at left and one on the right return.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 3-bay front with regular
fenestration. Chamfered 2-centred arched granite doorway to
ground-floor right, panelled original timber door with
Y-panelling. 2 original ground-floor 3-light high-transomed
casement windows with timber ovolo-moulded glazing bars and
diamond leaded panes. Flat brick arches over windows with
moulded brick hoodmoulds. 3 similar first-floor windows with
plain plate glass glazing. The left return has a central
recessed doorway and 3 curious large, blind, round-headed
arches on the first floor, perhaps indicating a previous
industrial use. INTERIOR: not inspected but may retain
features of interest including original roof. Historical note:
school used from 1842-1875, when the Board School was built.
After 1875 used for Sunday school, church meetings and
temporary day school accommodation. Included for group value.
(Bovett R: Historical Notes on Devon Schools: Devon: 1989-:
51).

Listing NGR: SX7382966125

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26504111

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Recommended Books

• 
  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)