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The Old School

A Grade II Listed Building in Weekley, North Northamptonshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.4185 / 52°25'6"N

Longitude: -0.696 / 0°41'45"W

OS Eastings: 488780

OS Northings: 280857

OS Grid: SP887808

Mapcode National: GBR CVQ.BV3

Mapcode Global: VHDR9.WGFT

Plus Code: 9C4XC893+CJ

Entry Name: The Old School

Listing Date: 25 October 1951

Last Amended: 19 June 1992

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1052011

English Heritage Legacy ID: 231182

ID on this website: 101052011

Location: Weekley, North Northamptonshire, NN16

County: North Northamptonshire

Civil Parish: Weekley

Traditional County: Northamptonshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northamptonshire

Church of England Parish: Weekley St Mary the Virgin

Church of England Diocese: Peterborough

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Description


WEEKLEY SP8880 The Old School 1337-0/15/356 25/10/51 (Formerly Listed as: WEEKLEY The Boughton Estates Office) GV II School, now house. Dated 1624, extended C19. Coursed limestone rubble with ashlar dressings, Collyweston stone slate roof with coped gable and ball finials to original block, moulded stone end stack to C19 addition. One storey. Quoins. Original block has entrance to left: door of 3 wide boards in moulded stone architrave (possibly reset) with tablet over, inscribed: "A . FREE . SCHOOLE . FOR / WEEKLEY . AND . WRECKTON / FOUNDED BY . NICOLAS . LATHAM / CLERKE . PARSON . OF . BARNEWELL / S . ANDREW TO . TEACH . THEIRE / CHILDREN . TO . WRITE . AND . READE / ANNO DOMINI : 1624". 4-light ovolo-moulded stone-mullioned window with king mullion and casement-moulded cornice to right. Rest of original front is marked by addition, but there are 3-light stone-mullioned windows with cornices to the gable ends - ovolo-moulded to the north, chamfered to south. C19 wing ovolo- moulded to the north, chamfered to south. C19 wing projecting towards street has a 3-light chamfered mullioned window with transom and cornice in gable end, and 2 3-light chamfered mullioned windows with cornices over in south flank. Interior not inspected.

Listing NGR: SP8878080857

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