Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
13565
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
17/01/1979
Date of Amendment
05/03/1999
Name of Property
Old Church School House
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Caerphilly
Community
Rudry
Town
Locality
Rudry
Easting
319316
Northing
186581
Street Side
Location
On N side of a minor road through Rudry immedietaly opposite the parish church.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
A National School with schoolmaster's house, said to have been built c1843 and first mentioned in 1847 as part of the government report on education in Wales. The school closed in 1902 when a new school was built, subsequent to which the building was used as a church hall while the house was occupied by the sexton. Also used as the village hall until a purpose-built hall replaced it in 1957. The building became a single dwelling in the late 1970s.
Exterior
A long range in simple Gothic style of white rendered walls and slate roof in simple Gothic style. The former school to L is one storey with attic, the former school house to R of 2 storeys and attic. Rendered stacks to L gable end and between school and school house. The 3-window former school has a porch R of centre with a half-lit door and a boarded door inside. The windows are 2-light with pointed heads and Y-tracery. Smaller half dormers are similar. The double-fronted former school house has similar windows, and an added porch with half-lit door.
The L gable end has added windows upper R and L similar to front, and an added 1-storey projection. Behind, the school has doorways R and L with French doors and pointed heads, and 3 half dormers similar to the front. Behind the school house is an added projection.
Interior
Not inspected, but upper floor added in the former school room late 1970s.
Reason for designation
Included as an early example of a village school and for group value with the church of St James and other associated listed items.
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