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Latitude: 52.8107 / 52°48'38"N
Longitude: -3.3576 / 3°21'27"W
OS Eastings: 308589
OS Northings: 324552
OS Grid: SJ085245
Mapcode National: GBR 6Q.VT2G
Mapcode Global: WH78T.DMC2
Plus Code: 9C4RRJ6R+7X
Entry Name: Former School
Listing Date: 24 April 2001
Last Amended: 23 May 2003
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 25072
Building Class: Education
ID on this website: 300025072
Location: In the village of Penybontfawr about 60 m south-east of the church of St Thomas.
County: Powys
Town: Oswestry
Community: Pen-y-Bont-Fawr (Pen-y-bont-fawr)
Community: Pen-y-bont-Fawr
Locality: Penybontfawr
Traditional County: Montgomeryshire
Tagged with: School building
Built as a National School in 1857, to the design of John Morris, architect, for £617. The building is now the property of the Birmingham Scout Association, and is used as an outdoor activities centre.
A former school and teacher''s house, consisting of a main east/west main range with a cross-range at each end and a lower slate-roofed annexe at east. The school part is single-storey but the teacher's house, at the east end, is of two storeys. Local axe-dressed stonework informally coursed. The front wall of the teacher's house and the east annexe are rendered. Slate roofs. At rear a modern toilet range with a low-pitched tile roof has been inserted between the cross-wings. The west wall and the south gable of the west cross-wing are slate-hung.
The windows are cast iron casements or fixed lights with quarry glazing, in timber frames, in openings with cambered heads. The gable windows of the west crosswing (schoolroom) at front and rear have trefoiled timber heads. The door to the former teacher's house is set back at right.
Listed as a National School of 1857, retaining overall form and partially iron glazing. Group value with adjacent church.
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