Information for record number MWA3209:
Old School House, Borrowell Lane, Kenilworth

Summary The Old School House, built in 1724, as a free school for the children of the parish. It is situated in Borrowell Lane, Kenilworth.
What Is It?  
Type: House, School
Period: Post-medieval - Modern (1540 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Kenilworth
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 71
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Listed Building (Grade: II)
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Description

 
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1 Old School House, in Borrowell Lane, is a pleasant example of a small Georgian house of two stories, built in 1724 of red brick on a splayed plinth of red sandstone ashlar. The roof is tiled with a cornice of moulded bricks at eaves level. The lower windows have flat-gauged brick arches with stone keystones. There is a central doorway with a tablet above which reads as follows: 'This house and school was built by Mr. Williams Edwards, Churigeon of Kenilworth and Mary his wife and endowed with twenty and two pounds Pr.Ann.for ye benefit of a Free School for the children of this Parish A.D. 1724.'
2 Listed Building description.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 6, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1951
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: VI
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Descriptive Text
Title: LBL
Author/originator: DoE
Date:
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source LBL Listed Building List. Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a list. Buildings placed on the list are protected through various planning and conservation acts which ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them. The Listed Buildings List is compiled and maintained by English Heritage. It includes details of where the building is, when it was built, a description of its appearance, and any other special features. back
period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SCHOOL * An establishment in which people, usually children, are taught. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument ARCH * A structure over an opening usually formed of wedge-shaped blocks of brick or stone held together by mutual pressure and supported at the sides; they can also be formed from moulded concrete/ cast metal. A component; use for free-standing structure only. back
monument FREE SCHOOL * A school where no fees were charged. back
monument POUND * A pen, often circular and stone-walled, for rounding up livestock. back
monument SCHOOL HOUSE * A building appropriated by a school for the purpose of teaching pupils. back

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