Listed Building record MDR14225 - Sudbury Primary School, School Lane, Sudbury
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
Sudbury Primary School, School Lane, Sudbury, built in 1832.
'The school at Sudbury was built in 1831. The schoolroom is clerestory-lit with Gothic tracery in the windows. At either end are screen walls with strange Soane-like finials. At one end of the building is the master's house, with a central pedimented bay with lower flanking wings.' (1)
Sudbury Primary School has been identified as a key building within Sudbury Conservation Area. (2)
From the National Heritage List for England:
'SK 13 SE PARISH OF SUDBURY SCHOOL LANE
3/71 (East Side)
Sudbury County School
GV II
School and caretakers house 1832. Red brick with sandstone dressing. Welsh slate roofs with stone coped gables. Brick gable stacks, ridge ventilator and square finials. One and two storeys. Double height schoolroom with lean-to covered ways with part infil. End walls carried up above lean-to's to double height. Caretakers house at west end. West elevation of three bays. Central projecting two storey bay with pedimented gable and pilaster strips. Doorway up three stone steps. Half glazed door with stone lintel above with moulded hoodmould. Window above with stone lintel and moulded hoodmould and cast iron Gothick lights. Flat roofed single storey bay to left with a similar window. Similar bay to right. North and south elevations of schoolroom have lean-to covered ways supported on iron columns and with part brick infill. Clerestory above with Gothick iron casements, divided by four brick pews. Additional bay to east of 1877. Interior of Schoolroom supported on two rows of iron columns.
Listing NGR: SK1611031912.'
(3)
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDR12891 Bibliographic reference: Pevsner, N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Derbyshire. 2nd ed., revised. 334-335.
- <2> SDR22144 Unpublished document: Derbyshire Dales District Council (DDDC). 2006. Sudbury Conservation Area Appraisal. HER Doc. No. 1539; p. 20, with photograph.
- <3> SDR19551 Listed Building File: Historic England. 2011. The National Heritage List for England. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1239198?section=official-list-entry.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | SK 16110 31912 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SUDBURY, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- EDR3988
Please contact the HER for details.
External Links (0)
Record last edited
May 5 2026 7:41PM