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Newtown
WAINWRIGHT PLACE
The Old School

(Formerly listed as Newtown Primary School)

II

Former School (St Theresa's) 1852. William Tress, architect. Stone rubble with ashlar dressings; later wings on South West of lighter stone. Tile roofs, plain and shaped tile bands alternating; Gothic ashlar stack on North. wing. Three wings with gable fronts to North East, the South wing set back; the South and North wings with slightly later C19 South West extensions; also short additional slightly later North West wing. Single-light,two-light and three-light windows, mostly trefoil and lancet headed; original windows with iron lattice tracery. In the three North East gable fronts from South are two paired lancets with iron tracery and crowning quatrefoils; centre gable front with short two-light trefoiliated window, and tall triple lancet; projecting porch; North gable front with three lancets and tall gabled bellcote on verge of North Pitch, with gabled porch in side return.

Interior C19 Crown post roofs; two tall lancets with iron lattice tracery comprising original South West end wall of South wing. South-Westernmost rear wing has been damaged by fire.

Listing NGR: TR0156741560

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26512466

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)