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
24772
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
14/02/2001
Date of Amendment
14/02/2001
Name of Property
Sycamore Lodge
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Monmouthshire
Community
St. Arvans
Town
Chepstow
Locality
St. Arvans
Easting
351608
Northing
196509
Street Side
W
Location
About 50m south west of the Church of St Arvan.
Description
Broad Class
Education
Period
History
A village school and schoolmaster's house which dates from about 1840, with the schoolroom apparently of one build, although the school at St Arvans is said not to have opened until 1873. The building is now wholly in domestic use.
Exterior
The building is constructed of coursed grey sandstone rubble with Bath stone ashlar dressings and a replacement slate roof. Single storey schoolroom to the right with a two storey master's house to the left. The house is three windows wide, the left hand one, which is set slightly back, is probably a later, perhaps modern, extension, athough built in character. The windows are all cross-framed casements in painted stone surrounds. The two right hand bays of the house are a balanced elevation with central gabled porch which also is a modern alteration. Three red brick stacks. To the right the school-room is gabled to the front and has a large 3-light 2-transom window. Small quatrefoil ventilator in the gable which has plain bargeboards. Rear elevation not seen.
Interior
Not available for inspection at resurvey.
Reason for designation
Included as an early/mid C19 village school which, despite conversion to domestic use, is largely unchanged externally and has group value with the immediately adjacent Church of St. Arvan.
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