Old Grammar School, Wath

The Old Grammar School is a historic building in Wath, a village near Ripon in North Yorkshire, in England.

The building was constructed in 1684 as a grammar school, with funding from Peter Samwaies, the rector of St Mary's Church, Wath. The building was altered in the mid-18th century, and again in the 19th century. In the 20th century, it was converted into a house. The building was grade II listed in 1951.[1][2]

The building is constructed of roughcast stone, and has a roof of Westmorland slate with pantiles at the rear, stone coping and shaped kneelers. It has two storeys and is five bays wide. The central doorway has an architrave and a three-light fanlight, and above it is an inscription. The windows are sashes in architraves. At the rear is a two-light mullioned window and an outshut, and in the roof are four pairs of upper crucks.[2][3]

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References

  1. ^ Page, William (1914). A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. London: Victoria County History. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b Historic England. "The Grammar School, Wath (1173200)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  3. ^ 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.

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