Description

SO 34 SW DORSTONE CP DORSTONE

6/139 The School House

II

House. Probably C17, addition dated 1740, late C19 and C20 alterations.
Rendered rubble, slate roof. L-plan, gabled cross-wing extending south-west,
dated 1740; wing to north-west probably C17, lobby entry against stack to
south-east end of this part, with 4 engaged diamond shafts; late C19 school
attached to north-west end, not included. North-east front: cross-wing of
2 storeys to left, a 2-light casement to each floor, the date "1740" over
ground floor window; to right of 2 storeys with a small 2-light casement to
left of a 3-light casement in raked dormer; ground floor: entrance to left
with half-glazed door and raised surround, 3-light casement to right.
Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SO3133041671

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26467453

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)