Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Old School House
Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Porthkerry, Barry, Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, designated on 3 November 1975.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 3 November 1975
- Locality
- Porthkerry
- Town
- Barry
- Community
- Rhoose
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.39116, -3.32070
- Cadw reference
- 13398
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1858 · 20. Bridgewater. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 263 Cardiff (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 110. Cardiff & Mouth of the Severn. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Adjoining the Churchyard of the Church of St. Curig on the west side.
History
Probably early C17; shown on the 1622 Manorial Map and described as the Church House; it is known as Church House in RCAHMW where it is shown as being of two builds, though evidence for this was not available at resurvey. It is also said that the poor appear to have been housed in the ground floor chambers, while the upper room, accessible by means of an external stone stair against the north-west elevation, was used for parochial functions, Court Leets etc. It was used as a school 1840-70. In the later C20 it has been extended, re-roofed and re-featured.
Exterior
Colourwashed plastered cladding, presumably over local rubblestone, Welsh slate gabled roof, though formerly known to have been thatched, red ridge tiles. Two storeys, single depth plan with an added rear wing.
Main or north-west elevation of three bays with, on the first floor three iron framed windows with iron glazing bars, four panes wide with the centre portions opening outwards. One similar window on ground floor, a modern window and a modern gabled porch. Large rubble stack to left hand gable end, stack in front of ridge to right hand gable end. Left gable end blind, including the later wing. Right gable has external stone stair leading to upper hall door, now replaced by another iron framed window, seven panes wide with two opening sections. This gabled section has a lower ridge and another iron window with central opening casement in the gable end. Rear elevation entirely rewindowed with factory made timber casements.
Interior
The interior was not available for inspection at resurvey. RCAHMW records that inside the upper floor originally comprised a single large unheated chamber; while there were two chambers to the ground floor with straight-cut stops with fillet and chamfered beams. The hall has a large fireplace and a bread oven.
Reason for designation
Included as a C17 building which has had interesting historic uses and, despite alteration, has retained much of its character.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St CurigReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Cross in the Churchyard of the Church of St CurigReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Church Farmhouse (aka Glebe Farm)Domesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding to north of Church FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.