Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
St Woolos County Primary School, including wall and railings
Stow Hill, Newport, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Education
- Date of designation
- 31 March 2000
- Date of amendment
- 16 March 2021
- Welsh name
- Ysgol Gynradd Sirol St Woolos, gan gynnwys wal a rheiliau
- Community
- Stow Hill
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.58487, -2.99735
- Cadw reference
- 23129
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Prominently sited aligned with road. Almost opposite top of Charles Street.
History
Early C20 school built in 1904 in the Baroque style on the site of some almshouses. The school was commandeered by 3rd Western General Hospital around June 1915 and used for accommodation for medical staff for Woolaston House War Hospital.
An incised graffito reading U.S. ARMY on a left-side windowsill likely dates from WWII when United States Army troops were billeted at the school prior to D-Day.
Still in use as a school.
Exterior
Baroque style. Two storeys of red brick with Portland stone dressings on tall brown stone basement (ground falls steeply to R); large small-pane sash and casement windows. Centre block of 5 bays has central frontispiece with, on top floor, open segmental pediment on Ionic columns with blocking. Small pediment above with inscription "1904 St Woolos Schools". Recessed bay to each side of centre block. To each end projecting gabled block whose upper floor has Venetian window with inner light enclosed in segmental pediment on blocked columns. Entrance forecourt enclosed by stone wall with brick piers; iron railings between piers.
Interior
Not seen at inspection.
Reason for designation
Impressive, well-designed early C20 school building.
Nearby in the register
- Nos 7-12 Victoria Place, including area railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Nos 1-6 Victoria Place, including area railingsDomesticunder 1 mi
- Community Education Centre, including attached railings & GatesEducationunder 1 mi
- Havelock Street Chapel and attached HallReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.