Description

NZ 16 SW WYLAM WOODCROFT ROAD

19/161 The Old School

GV II

Formerly the colliery school, now Wylam Assembly Church. 1854. Ashlar
and Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys. L-shaped. Alternating flush quoins.
Long arm of L has two irregularly placed 12-pane sashes on each floor.
Projecting wing to right has one 12-pane sash on each floor and one small
6-pane staircase window. All windows have alternating block jambs and
slightly projecting sills. One door in later random rubble porch in angle
of L, another on right return.

Gabled roofs with flat coping and kneelers. Stone corniced end stacks
on rear wing. Similarly lateral stack on projecting wing. Dated gabled
bellcote on gable of projecting wing.

Included for historical value as an example of education service to colliery
community.

Listing NGR: NZ1135464567

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26651694

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)