History

Tollhouse of c.1800 converted to schoolhouse in 1848 when adjoining new school-room added. Became Parish Hall upon closure of school in 1930s.

Exterior

Single-storey octagonal tollhouse, coursed rubble, hipped slate roof with leaded ridges, boxed eaves. Blocked former entrance on roadside with stone plaque above reading: "This school was erected by subscriptions of the Freeholders and Inhabitants of this parish AD 1848".

Original projecting rubble stack on north-west side now capped by the roof. Single windows to the two side walls flanking the entrance, each with flat voussoir arch and stone cill, tall mullion and transom lights with small-pane glazing. Blocked window at north-west end.

Single-storey entrance section links former tollhouse to taller single-storey school-room with high pitched roof. Rubble blocks, ashlar quoins and window dressings. Slate roof with two small dormer lights set near to the ridge. Gable end encased in tin sheeting. Boarded entrance door in shouldered arch doorway. Twin, paired sash windows with central chamfered ashlar mullions. Plain rear.

Reasons for Listing

Prominently-sited, early C19 building of considerable interest to social history of the area.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29488097

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Recommended Books

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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)