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| HER Number: | MDV71018 |
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| Name: | Countess Wear National Schools |
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Summary
C19 stone school building converted to housing
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 940 903 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exeter |
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| District | Exeter |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | COUNTESS WEAR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SCHOOL (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880s, Ordnance Survey (Cartographic). SDV848.
'School' shown on OS 25" (1880s + 1905) maps to the north of St Luke's Church.
Parker, R. W., 2004, Newsletter - Autumn 2004, 15-6 (Article in Serial). SDV23282.
The small schoolroom in School Road, Countess Wear was provided in 1848 as a Mixed Public Elementary School. A teachers' house was added in 1853 & in 1854 the school was established as a National School. In 1902 a further classroom was added to the southeast. The school is built of dressed limestone rubble under a slate roof. The playground retains its gate piers & iron railings. The school was closed in 1954 & the buildings were converted to housing. Other details: Fig 5.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV23282 | Article in Serial: Parker, R. W.. 2004. Newsletter - Autumn 2004. Devon Buildings Group Newsletter. 22. A4 Stapled + Digital. 15-6. |
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| SDV848 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey. 25". |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV18324 | Related to: St Lukes Church, Countess Wear (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 26 2005 2:54PM |
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