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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Chard School

Chard Prep School is a coeducational private school for children ages 4 to 11 located in the town of Chard in the English 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. It later became a public boarding school in 1890.

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

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. In the 18th century a staircase was added giving access to the adjacent Monmouth House which was built between 1770 and 1790.

References

  1. ^ "CHARD SCHOOL, Chard Town - 1205594". Historic England. 24 March 1950. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Digest of the Reports Made by the Commissioners of Inquiry Into Charities ... - Google Books". 1841. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. ^ "History of Chard School Independent Prep School in Chard". Chardschool.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Chard School, Fore Street, Chard Town - South Somerset". Historic England. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Monmouth House and attached walls and railings". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 19 August 2018.