{"id":348559,"date":"2026-01-02T18:38:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/348559\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T18:38:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:38:20","slug":"charming-victorian-schoolhouse-designed-by-famous-architect-near-staffordshire-border-up-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/348559\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Charming&#8217; Victorian schoolhouse designed by famous architect near Staffordshire border up for sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Grade II-listed former schoolhouse in Blymhill, near Weston Park close to Staffordshire&#8217;s border with Shropshire, is looking for a new owner.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/historicengland.org.uk\/listing\/the-list\/list-entry\/1039280?section=comments-and-photos\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Historic England<\/a>, the former schoolhouse and the neighbouring school were designed in the mid-1800s by prominent architect George Edmund Street.<\/p>\n<p>Street was a leading practitioner of the Victorian Gothic Revival style; though mainly an ecclesiastical architect, he is best known as the designer behind the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand in London.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c2d583d0-6700-4805-bc70-cb01071a77ab.jpg\"   alt=\"The Grade II-listed former schoolhouse in Blymhill, near Weston Park, is looking for a new owner. Photo: Zoopla\/Lee Cooke\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>The Grade II-listed former schoolhouse in Blymhill, near Weston Park, is looking for a new owner. Photo: Zoopla\/Lee Cooke<\/p>\n<p>Today the former schoolhouse is a four-bedroom family home and is being advertised for sale by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoopla.co.uk\/find-agents\/branch\/lee-cooke-estate-agency-group-powered-by-exp-wheaton-aston-165780\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lee Cooke Estate Agency Group<\/a> for offers in the region of \u00a3575,000.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the estate agents said: &#8220;Nestled within the sought-after village of Blymhill, this charming Grade II-listed Victorian former schoolhouse presents a wonderful opportunity to create a distinguished family home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Offering immense character, his unique residence blends period features with stylish and well-thought-after decor and design.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2f8fbd66-e385-4fcc-9a88-b2b0bc52999f.jpg\"   alt=\"Outside features a large gated car parking area and well-landscaped and meticulously maintained gardens. Photo: Zoopla\/Lee Cooke\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>Outside features a large gated car parking area and well-landscaped and meticulously maintained gardens. Photo: Zoopla\/Lee Cooke<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Built from attractive sandstone, with decorative red tile roofing and period window details, the property retains a host of original architectural elements.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The home features three upstairs bedrooms and a flexible downstairs room which could be utlised as a fourth or an additional reception room.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Downstairs, there is a large lounge, dining room, kitchen, breakfast room and utility room &#8211; along with a WC.<\/p>\n<p>Outside features a large gated car parking area and well-landscaped and meticulously maintained gardens.<\/p>\n<p>The full listing is available to view online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoopla.co.uk\/for-sale\/details\/72078358\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">zoopla.co.uk\/for-sale\/details\/72078358<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Grade II-listed former schoolhouse in Blymhill, near Weston Park close to Staffordshire&#8217;s border with Shropshire, is looking&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":348560,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,1120,96,2652,50,2295,134617,3687,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-348559","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-design","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-local-hubs","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-property","16":"tag-shifnal","17":"tag-shropshire","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom","20":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348559\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}