Perimeter Wall, The Old School - 1856 - Alkmonton, Derbyshire - Dated Architectural Structures Multifarious on Waymarking.com

The perimeter wall of the former school building, Alkmonton, with the construction date - 1856.

"School and school master's house, now house, with garden wall. 1856 with C20 additions, built for Thomas Evans. Red brick with brick dressings and plain tile roof with overhanging eaves. Brick gable end and side wall stacks, also small bracketed timber bellcote with tiled roof to west gable. Two storeys and single storey, roughly T-plan with two bay house to east. and two bay school room at right angles. Gabled C20 porch with cambered headed doorcase to front of C20 two storey single bay addition. To west, school room with two 3-light casement windows, with diamond metal lights, under cambered heads and chamfered brick jambs. West gable wall has similar, but larger, 3-light transomed window under similar cambered head, and above a clock face. To west of C20 addition, the school master's house with a 2-light casement under cambered head and with chamfered jambs. Similar window above and above again in the gable a blocked ventilation slit. Similar 2-light windows to east facade. Brick garden wall to north and west of the house with triangular sectioned stone copings and stone gate piers. Set in the curve of the wall, as it changes direction, vitrified headers inscribing 'TWE 1856'. Included for group value only."

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Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: 1856 Full Inscription (unless noted above): TWE 1856 Website (if available): Not listed

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