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Pooley View, TAMWORTH, B78 1BW

The brick building at the western end of Polesworth's High Street dates from 1818 when it replaced Sir Francis Nethersole's school for the poor. The school was founded in the mid-17th century for ‘the children of the poorer sort' by Nethersole who had married the daughter of Sir Henry Goodyer of Polesworth. Today the building is used as apartments.

The rebuilt school of 1818, now converted for residential use.

The school, founded by Sir Francis Nethersole in 1655, at the north-west corner of the High Street is of half-H plan with walls of red and black bricks and stone dressings, and balustraded parapets. The middle arched entrance to the street is flanked by semi-octagonal turrets with cupolas, and above the roof is an open-sided stone lantern with a domed roof.

Grade II listed. Listing number 1252597. Nonconformist chapel. Dated 1828. Flemish bond brick, Old plain-tile roof. 2 storeys; 3 bays. Tall narrow symmetrical front has pediment with moulded brick modillions and painted stone inscribed 'INDEPENDENT CHAPEL'. 6-panelled dour has reeded and gadrooned wood surround with moulded corner panels and cornice. Round arched iron windows with glazing bars. Painted incised datestone. Return sides are roughcast and have gables.

The inscription above the main door translates as "school for poor boys and girls".

This timber-framed pub, located on High Street immediately opposite the entrance to Polesworth Abbey, is known to have been in existence by 1801.

Half timbered cottage adjacent to Polesworth Abbey Church gateway.

Grade II* listed. Listing number 1262202. Abbey gatehouse, now gatehouse and flat above. Part of a group of attached buildings. Late C14; upper part partly rebuilt C17, Regular coursed sandstone; upper part is timber-framed, of studding with middle rail and brick infill. Plain-tile roof has coped gable parapets with kneelers, and remains of finial to right; C20 brick left end stack, 2 storeys; 3-window range, High ground floor has large wide gateway on right. Pedestrian gateway to left has chamfered jambs and elliptical arch of 2 orders, 2 small round-arched lights of differing sizes above and to left. First floor has partly-leaded 3-light wood muilioned windows. To the rear the gateway has a cambered beam. C14 doorway to right of pedestrian gateway rids chamfered pointed arch and hood mould with return stops; C20 plank door, Two C20 box dormers. Interior has 2-centred arched doorway in mezzanine to left with roll-moulding supporting massive joists. Further 2-centred arched doorway above and late c14 three-bay roof with cambered tie beams, arched braces and king posts with struts to collars and purlin.

This gateway is locally known as the "Nunnery Gateway" and is the main entrance to Polesworth Abbey Church and is in High Street. The "Tunnel" to the left was always known to us school kids as the "Dungeon Entry" because of the small dark room which was accessed through a very old wooden door inside the tunnel.