Old Grammar School, Thornton-le-Dale

The Old Grammar School is a historic building in Thornton-le-Dale, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

The grammar school was endowed by Lady Elizabeth Lumley, and was completed in 1670, alongside the neighbouring Lady Lumley's Almshouses. The building was heavily restored in the 19th century,[1] but the school closed in 1905, being merged into Lady Lumley's School in nearby Pickering.[2][3] The building has since been used as a village hall. It has been grade II listed since 1953.

The building is constructed of sandstone on a plinth, with chamfered quoins, an attic band, a mouded eaves cornice, and a stone flag rood with coped gables and shaped kneelers. It has a single storey and an attic, and a rectangular plan, with extensions at the rear. On the gable end facing the street is a round-headed Perpendicular window with a hood mould, above which is a recessed round-headed bell opening. The right return has three bays. In the centre is a doorway, above which is a two-light mullioned window, and these are flanked by two-light mullioned and transomed windows.[1][4]

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References

  1. ^ a b Historic England. "Grammar School,Thornton-le-Dale (1361319)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Lady Lumley's Ryedale bequest". BBC News. 27 November 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  3. ^ Jeffels, David (9 April 2009). "School gives a lesson in its 400-year history". Gazette & Herald. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  4. ^ Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.

54°14′12″N 0°43′09″W / 54.2368°N 0.7193°W / 54.2368; -0.7193

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