Chard School

Location| Chard, Somerset, England
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 50°52′24″N 2°57′40″W﻿ / ﻿50.8734°N 2.9610°W﻿ / 50.8734; -2.9610
Built| 1583

Listed Building – Grade II*

Official name| Chard School
Designated| 24 March 1950
Reference no.| 1205594

Location of Chard School in Somerset

Chard School is a coeducational private school for children ages 4 to 11 located in the town of Chard in the England county of Somerset.

The school is located on the site of the former Chard Grammar School.

## History

The school was originally a private residence, built for John Symes of Poundsford in 1583. Later in 1671, his son, William Symes, handed the property over to twelve trustees for conversion into a grammar school.[1][2] It later became a public boarding school in 1890.[3]

The current independent preparatory school, known as Chard School, was established in 1972,[3] and still incorporates the original grammar school building. The 16th century building has been Grade II* listed since 1950.[1] It is also on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register, where it is described as being in poor condition.[4]

## Architecture

The two-storey flint building has hamstone dressings, a tiled roof and brick chimney stacks. The front of the building has a three-room range and a projecting three-storey porch. Many of the rooms have fireplaces, panelling and decorations from the 16th to 19th centuries.[1] In the 18th century a staircase was added giving access to the adjacent Monmouth House which was built between 1770 and 1790.[5]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "CHARD SCHOOL, Chard Town - 1205594". Historic England. 1950-03-24. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1205594.
2. ↑ "Digest of the Reports Made by the Commissioners of Inquiry Into Charities ... - Google Books". 1841. https://books.google.com/books?id=2hNQAAAAYAAJ&dq="chard+grammar+school"&pg=RA9-PA82.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "History of Chard School Independent Prep School in Chard". Chardschool.co.uk. http://chardschool.co.uk/about-us-independent-prep-school-chard/history/.
4. ↑ "Chard School, Fore Street, Chard Town - South Somerset". Historic England. https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/heritage-at-risk/search-register/list-entry/184264.
5. ↑ "Monmouth House and attached walls and railings". Historic England. https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1205613.

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