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Latitude: 50.2286 / 50°13'43"N
Longitude: -5.2712 / 5°16'16"W
OS Eastings: 166790
OS Northings: 41636
OS Grid: SW667416
Mapcode National: GBR Z0.RQDS
Mapcode Global: VH12J.LJ62
Plus Code: 9C2P6PHH+FG
Entry Name: Pool School
Listing Date: 2 September 2003
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1390610
English Heritage Legacy ID: 490660
ID on this website: 101390610
Location: Pool, Cornwall, TR15
County: Cornwall
Civil Parish: Carn Brea
Built-Up Area: Camborne
Traditional County: Cornwall
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall
Church of England Parish: Saint Illogan
Church of England Diocese: Truro
Tagged with: School building
CARN BREA
1535/0/10027 CHURCH ROAD
02-SEP-03 Pool School
GV II
School; former Board school. Dated 1896. Granite rubble with grey granite dressings. Slate roof with granite coping to gables and red clay crested ridge tiles. White brick axial stacks with granite cornices.
PLAN: Long single storey symmetrical building with gabled classrooms at right angles, entrances in recessed blocks to right and left of centre and longitudinal range at rear.
Free Jacobean style.
EXTERIOR: Single storey. Symmetrical 1:1:2:1:1 bay north east front, with flanking gables and projecting twin gables at centre with granite dated pedimented bellcote between, over inscription panel, and hipped-roof ranges to left and right of centre with dormers and doorways; the gables have large 4- and 5-light granite mullion/transom windows with small panes and stepped heads under hoodmoulds with ventilation slits in gables. At rear [SW] three small gables over tall narrow windows.
INTERIOR: Classrooms have C20 suspended ceilings concealing roof structures.
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