Listed Building: THE OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL (1335485)

PARISH OF DRONFIELD CHURCH STREET SK 37 NE 6/22 The Old Grammar School No 18 Church Street II House, formerly school. C17 or earlier with alterations in C18 and C19. Roughcast coal measures sandstone, gable and sidewall ashlar stacks, some with brick tops. Plain gables and a stone slated roof. Two storeys, four bays, with sash windows with glazing bars to the upper sashes, with painted flush stone surrounds. Two ground floor windows retain glazing bars to both sashes. Doorway to east end with flush stone surround, and a C20 glazing door. Single storey range at right angles to the rear, with low pitched roof. Interior. Large ground floor room, with evidence of former openings suggesting that a cross passage separated a single end bay from an open schoolroom. The reveals to the openings contain C17 graffiti. First floor fireplace with C17 surround. The school was founded in 1568 in accordance with the provisions of the will of Henry Fanshawe, the Remembrancer of the Court of the Exchequer to Elizabeth 1st. An inquisition held at Derby in 1590 refers to 'a house newly built called Le Scholehouse with 1 1/2 acres of land and a cottage adjoining' being conveyed to the Vicar and Churchwardens. Listing NGR: SK3516078430