History

Early C20 school built in 1904 in the Baroque style on the site of some almshouses. The school was commandeered by 3rd Western General Hospital around June 1915 and used for accommodation for medical staff for Woolaston House War Hospital.

An incised graffito reading U.S. ARMY on a left-side windowsill likely dates from WWII when United States Army troops were billeted at the school prior to D-Day.

Still in use as a school.

Exterior

Baroque style. Two storeys of red brick with Portland stone dressings on tall brown stone basement (ground falls steeply to R); large small-pane sash and casement windows. Centre block of 5 bays has central frontispiece with, on top floor, open segmental pediment on Ionic columns with blocking. Small pediment above with inscription "1904 St Woolos Schools". Recessed bay to each side of centre block. To each end projecting gabled block whose upper floor has Venetian window with inner light enclosed in segmental pediment on blocked columns. Entrance forecourt enclosed by stone wall with brick piers; iron railings between piers.

Interior

Not seen at inspection.

Reasons for Listing

Impressive, well-designed early C20 school building.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29500278

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
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  For the Record
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback