Building record 1227300000 - OLD SCHOOL COTTAGE, VILLAGE LANE

Summary

Nineteenth century school built in 1844 and later extended, now a house.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1332714: OLD SCHOOL COTTAGE (DBC1952)

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Type and Period (2)

  • SCHOOL (Dated 1844, 19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • HOUSE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Grade II. Former school. Date plaque 1844 over door on left. Red brick, blue headers; old tile roof. One storey. Road front with 3 gables, with barge-boards. In each gable, 3 lancets. On the right hand return a date plaque 1869 identical in style to that reading 1844 (B1).
The School was built in 1844, on a site given by the Lord of the Manor. It is a neat little building, of brick, and cost about £130. About 30 children attend it [1862] (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC4001 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: DISTRICT OF SOUTH BUCKS. p162.
  • <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p866.

Location

Grid reference SU 96960 87350 (point)
Civil Parish HEDGERLEY, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Apr 13 2025 11:44AM

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