Building record 5610 - Old School House, School Lane, Childer Thornton

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Summary

A school built as part of the Hooton Estate in around 1859. It consists of rough coursed sandstone walls with dressed stone parapets to eaves and end gables. Now two storey, and converted to a house, it was originally probably a single storey "single space" school room. There are long window openings to north and west elevations now with modern timber casements aand a date plaque to the pitch of the east gable.

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Old School House
LL48 (Previously LL CH/1)

Address: School Lane, Childer Thornton
Architect: Not known (Hooton Estate)
Date: c1859

Description

Rough coursed sandstone walls with dressed stone parapets to eves and end gables. Now two storey, converted to house, originally probably single storey “single space” school room.

Long window openings to north and west elevations now with modern timber casements. Date plaque to pitch of east gable. Interior altered to form dwelling.

Condition

Good.

Current Use

In use as a dwelling.

Updated March 2007


<1> Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council, 2007, Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council Local List of Historic Buildings, LL48 (Index). SCH5437.

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  • <1> Index: Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council. 2007. Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council Local List of Historic Buildings. N/A. LL48.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SJ 364 777 (12m by 14m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ37NE
Civil Parish ELLESMERE PORT NON-PARISH AREA, ELLESMERE PORT AND NESTON, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County CHILDER THORNTON, EASTHAM, CHESHIRE

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Record last edited

Jun 23 2011 2:02PM