Description

ST21SE WHITESTAUNTON CP WHITESTAUNTON VILLAGE

5/144 The School Cottage

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GV II

School, now dwelling. 1864. Squared and coursed local stone, Ham stone dressings, slate roofs, stone stack west gable
end. School room and school-mistresses's dwelling. Single storey block left, 2-storey adjoining to west, 2;2 bays,
first floor right gabled tops to 2-light leaded wooden casements with semi-circular heads, ground floow left gabled
single storey parch approached by flight of 4 steps, Tudor arch head doorway and ribbed door, 3-light Ham stone Tudor
arch head mullioned window with incised spandrels and hoodmould, similar in block to right, 2-light wooden casement
beyond. Left return gable end inserted C20 window. The school was paid for by the Elton family, who were lords of the
manor. Closed in 1966 and became a private dwelling in 1974. (VCH Vol IV, 1978).

Listing NGR: ST2810210502

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26553914

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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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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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)