Eveleigh Cottage and Eveleigh House (EHER 38543)

An early 19th century schoolmaster's house and attached elementary school, now a dwelling. It was built in 1807 by John Eveleigh, the Rector, and additional school rooms were added in 1817 and 1872. It ceased to be a school in 1915. The building is mainly constructed of brick, with the upper storey of the house being timber framed and weatherboarded. The roof is covered with handmade red clay tiles, and the school roof is covered with slate.

August 1982. Grade II listed. An early 19th century schoolmaster's house and attached elementary school, now two dwellings. It has been extended in the late 19th century and 20th century. The building is mainly built of red brick, though the upper storey of the house is timber framed and weatherboarded. The roof is covered with handmade red clay tiles, and the school roof is covered with slate. The house is of a rectangular plan facing south, with two rear chimney stacks. The early 19th century schoolroom extends to the rear left and the late 19th century schoolroom is in front of it, forming a school of two parallel ranges. There is a 20th century lean-to extension to the rear of the house, forming a catslide with it and a small 20th century flat-roofed extension to the right of the house. The house is of two storeys, and the school of one storey. The school (now Eveleigh House) has a front elevation in Gothic Revival style, with a four-light sash window and a plain boarded door in a recessed porch. A band of blue bricks decorates the front and continues around the left return of the schoolroom. There are five crosses of blue bricks below the front window. A bell-turret mentioned in the Order of 5.8.82, was missing, at the time of survey, July 1985. <1> See photos <2>. John Eveleigh, the Rector, built Eveleigh House as a school master's house in 1807 on one of the glebe fields. The original schoolroom was in the back (now the kitchen) and additional schoolrooms were added on the side in 1817 (at the back, later extended). and 1872 (nearest the road). It ceased to be used as a school when the new council school opened in 1915 and it is now just a private house. The listed description states that it is now two dwellings. This is incorrect; it has only ever been one dwelling. <3>