Church Hall

Cadw's description

Location

Situated in churchyard to E of church, fronting on to road.

Exterior

1851 National School in rubble stone with steep-gabled slate roof, fish-scale slates and NE end stack with chamfered shaft and corniced cap. Single storey, one-room plan with E front gabled stone porch to camber-headed doorway. Porch has deep eaved roof, ashlar pointed-arched doorway with brass plaque over and small N side doorway. Main schoolroom has plinth, rock-faced angle quoins and flush ashlar traceried windows. Long three-light flat-headed S end window with cusped ogee tracery. Two 3-light W windows with shouldered heads. All windows have iron casements and fixed lights with hexagonal main panes. N end has low gabled projection with N end door.

Interior

Single room with N end fireplace, slate, missing shelf, three arch-braced collar trusses to roof and two 6-panel doors at N end, one to cupboard, one to N section. S end window has stained-glass in small upper lights, date 1851 and two coats of arms, while on stonework are inscribed names of founders, Kimberledge of Kilpayson and Rev Scott, Rector.

Reason for designation

Group value with parish church and churchyard cross.