Description

CROSS GREEN 1. 1480 (south side) SE 2045 Cross Green Youth Centre 1/261 II GV 2. School, now Youth centre, and Master's, now Caretaker's,House. Dated 1844. Coursed squared stone, stone slate roof. Single-storey, 6-bay, double-depth school range at front linked by later ranges (not of special interest) to Master's House to rear right which has T-shaped plan of 2 storeys, each wing 2 bays. School range: quoins. The two left bays have a shallow gabled projection with further central projecting gabled door surround: steps up to studded board door with decorative iron hinges in chamfered Tudor-arched surround; shield embossed 'BOYS' in gable which has concave kneelers, coping and pyramidal finial; narrow windows flank doorway; the gable above has datestone in architrave, corner pinnacles and coping. The rest of the range has windows of alternately 1 and 2 lights with quoined surrounds and hoodmoulds. Gutter brackets. 2-span roof with concave kneelers and coping. Left return: two 1-light windows to each gable with cross-window between at higher level. Right return: a cross-window and narrow slit to each gable; single-storey additions not of special interest. Master's House: west front: quoins; cross-wing projects on right; 2-light window on left of studded door with decorative hinges in quoined arched surround with fanlight; narrow window over door; gutter brackets; concave kneelers; ashlar coping. Left return: a 2-light window to each floor. Right return (cross- wing): a 3-light and 1-light window to ground floor with inserted door on right; on 1st floor two 2-light windows under gables. Range set back further to right not of special interest.

This was the first Otley National School.

Listing NGR: SE2058445574

External Links

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