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Summary

The church room including letterbox in south wall, circa 1840.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1107244: THE CHURCH ROOM INCLUDING LETTERBOX IN SOUTH WALL

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS72SW/59
• Old Listed Building Ref (II)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• (Former Type) SCHOOL (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)

Full description

WEST, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV22487.

Plan: extremely small, rectangular on plan with the entrance on the south side. A lean-to at the left (west) end formerly housed the village pump.

Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV333175.

Interior: not inspected. The school was probably converted to a sunday school in 1876 when a large school was built at oxham following the compulsory education act. An unusual survival of a very small schoolroom pre-dating the 1870 education act (doe).

WHITES DEVON (1850, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV69448.

The church room including letterbox in south wall. Schoolhouse, now in use as the parish hall. Probably 1840s, built before 1850, (whites devon (1850)), converted to a sunday school by 1839 (white's devon (1879). Colourwashed and rendered, probably cob on stone rubble footings; corrugated asbestos roof, (formerly thatched), gabled at ends; left end stack with brick shaft. Gothick style in vernacular materials.

TULL, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV69450.

Exterior: single-storey. The south elevation has one gothick window to the left with a 2-centred arch, gothick glazing bars and some panels of circa mid c19 ecclesiastical stained glass, possibly originating in the parish church which was severely damaged by fire in 1932. To the right there is a c20 plank door with a gothick fanlight with curved glazing bars. A victorian letter box is in the wall to the left of the door: this was the subject of a letter to the times in the 1930s when the reverend w. V. Tatham complained that it was too small to accommodate the village post (tull).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV69452.

Doe/hhr:mariansleigh/(16/10/1988)74.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV69453.

Des=parish booklet/mariansleigh, the parish through the ages/(nd)39/in pf.

Historic England, 2025, National Heritage List for England 2025 (National Heritage List for England). SDV366287.

Schoolhouse, now in use as the parish hall. Probably 1840s, built before 1850, (Whites Devon (1850)), converted to a Sunday School by 1839 (White's Devon (1879). Colourwashed and rendered, probably cob on stone rubble footings; corrugated asbestos roof, (formerly thatched), gabled at ends; left end stack with brick shaft. Gothick style in vernacular materials. Plan: Extremely small, rectangular on plan with the entrance on the south side. A lean-to at the left (west) end formerly housed the village pump. Exterior: Single-storey. The south elevation has one Gothick window to the left with a 2-centred arch, Gothick glazing bars and some panels of circa mid 19th century ecclesiastical stained glass, possibly originating in the parish church which was severely damaged by fire in 1932. To the right there is a 20th century plank door with a Gothick fanlight with curved glazing bars. A Victorian letter box is in the wall to the left of the door: this was the subject of a letter to the Times in the 1930s when the Reverend W.V. Tatham complained that it was too small to accommodate the village post (Tull). Interior: Not inspected. The school was probably converted to a Sunday School in 1876 when a large school was built at Oxham following the compulsory Education Act. An unusual survival of a very small schoolroom pre-dating the 1870 Education Act.

Edgemoor Mission Community, 2025, The Church Room, Mariansleigh (Correspondence). SDV366617.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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