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Latitude: 52.1549 / 52°9'17"N
Longitude: -0.1865 / 0°11'11"W
OS Eastings: 524160
OS Northings: 252285
OS Grid: TL241522
Mapcode National: GBR J4T.TXX
Mapcode Global: VHGMV.Q37D
Plus Code: 9C4X5R37+X9
Entry Name: Church Cottage Former School and School House Parish Room
Listing Date: 3 September 1986
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1318123
English Heritage Legacy ID: 52731
ID on this website: 101318123
Location: Dutter End, South Cambridgeshire, SG19
County: Cambridgeshire
District: South Cambridgeshire
Civil Parish: Gamlingay
Built-Up Area: Gamlingay
Traditional County: Cambridgeshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cambridgeshire
Church of England Parish: Gamlingay St Mary the Virgin
Church of England Diocese: Ely
Tagged with: Cottage
GAMLINGAY CHURCH STREET
TL 2452 (South side)
12/67
Parish Room and 94 (Church
Cottage) (Former School and
School House)
GV II
School and schoolhouse, now parish room and cottage. 1848. Patterned
brickwork of red brick stretchers and yellow brick headers. Slate roof.
Internal stacks. Cottage is two storeys. Lozenge shaped leaded lights and
ovolo mullions to two first floor casements. A single light, central window
is similar. Two ground floor cross-frame similar leaded light casements on
either side of doorway in gault brick porch with four centred outer arch.
West gable end has shield of arms of Clare College, Cambridge and below
W.1848 W. The school room at the rear forms a T-plan. Similar brickwork and
slate roof. Single storey. Three bay west front with slightly projecting and
pedimented centre bay. A stone panel inscribed "Gamlingay Schools 1848" in
the tympanum. Two cross-frame lozenge shaped leaded lights. The outer bays
have cross-frame casements of three lights. Inside: the former school room
retains a reredos. Reset possibly from Chapel of St Etheldreda, Ely Place,
London or from the chapel in Hatton Garden, Holborn parish. Wood, originally
grey marbelled and now painted brown. In two heights with two side panels
flanking a pedimented centre piece. Side panels flanked by Corinthian
pilasters have bolection and fielded panels the upper having segmental heads.
The tympanum of the pediment has a winged cherub head and garlands of fruit,
flowers and ears of corn. Bracketted central corbel supporting a floral knot.
The reredos bears some resemblance to work carried out by Wren at Merton
College Chapel and in the City churches.
RCHM: West Cambs mon (6)
Wren Society: XVII (1941) p 188 p1 IX elevation and plan
NBR Photo neg AA 51/6210
Listing NGR: TL2416052285
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