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Woolley Church of England School

A Grade II Listed Building in Woolley, Wakefield

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6146 / 53°36'52"N

Longitude: -1.5169 / 1°31'0"W

OS Eastings: 432055

OS Northings: 413226

OS Grid: SE320132

Mapcode National: GBR KVVM.DZ

Mapcode Global: WHCBC.NDVT

Plus Code: 9C5WJF7M+R6

Entry Name: Woolley Church of England School

Listing Date: 27 August 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1300528

English Heritage Legacy ID: 342444

ID on this website: 101300528

Location: Woolley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4

County: Wakefield

Civil Parish: Woolley

Built-Up Area: Woolley

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Woolley St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Leeds

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Description


SE3212 and SE3213 WOOLLEY THE GREEN
(west side)

7/139 Woolley Church
of England School

GV II

School. Dated 1842. Punch-dressed stone, ashlar dressings, Welsh blue-slate
roof. Single storey. 5 bays. Plinth, channelled quoin pilasters to angle of
main range with gabled wing breaking forward occupying 4th and 5th bays. Second
bay has main feature of lateral external belfry: has rusticated quoins and offsets;
2-centred arched window of 2 orders and date plaque above inscribed:

"This school
for Girls and Infants
was built
by Subscription
A:D. MDCCCXLII
Jesus saith feed my lambs.
John XXI.15".

Coped gable with arched belfry opening to apex. To either side, square double-
chamfered windows. Wing breaks forward and has rusticated quoins, doorway with
inner recess and plain eared architrave to left of square window. Circular
window to apex of coped gable with kneelers.

Listing NGR: SE3205513226

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