Description

WITNEY COGGES
SP3609
8/89 Blake School and Blake House
GV II

Tithe barn, now school. Cl7, remodelled as school, c.1850-60. Schoolhouse to
front: squared and coursed limestone with ashlar dressings; gabled stone slate
roof; brick end stacks. 2-unit plan. 2 storeys; symmetrical 2-window range.
Bracketed flat hood over beaded 4-panelled door with overlight. Stone lintels
over 6-pane sashes. C20 two-storey bay to left. School to rear of similar
materials and in Gothic Revival style. Ouatrefoil window to right; C20
extensions to left; rear gable has quatrefoil light above 4-light intersecting
tracery window. Right-angle wing to rear right has hood mould and pointed
chamfered doorway and 2-light cinquefoil-headed window. Interior: school, former
barn, has 5-bay collar-truss roof with butt purlins. Included for group value.

Listing NGR: SP3614609654

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26577856

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas