Warburton School

Historic site in Greater Manchester, England

53°23′59″N 2°26′18″W / 53.3998°N 2.4384°W / 53.3998; -2.4384Built1871–72Built forRowland Egerton-WarburtonArchitectJohn Douglas

Listed Building – Grade II

Official nameThe SchoolDesignated12 July 1985Reference no.1356531

Warburton School is on the south side of Dunham Road in the village of Warburton, Greater Manchester, England. It has been converted into a house and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.^[1]

The school was built in 1871–72 for the landowner Rowland Egerton-Warburton of Arley Hall, and was designed by the Chester architect John Douglas.^[2] It is constructed in brick with stone and terracotta dressings, and has a tiled roof. The building has three bays; from the left, the first two bays contain seven-light mullioned windows. Above the window in the central bay is a dormer gable that contains a three-light mullioned window. The right bay contains a modern patio window. Between the left and central bays is a decorated brick chimney stack. Above the main roof is a hipped bellcote. In the interior of the building are two pairs of truncated crucks supporting the roof.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Historic England, "The School, Warburton (1356531)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 April 2015
^ Hubbard, Edward (1991). The Work of John Douglas. London: The Victorian Society. p. 243. ISBN 0-901657-16-6.