Great Stony School was built between 1903 and 1905 as an orphanage to house the children of paupers. The school was designed to accommodate 300 children in a series of two and three storey dormitory blocks set around a central "village green".

Dormitory Block, Great Stony School
Great Stony was completely self-sufficient and even had its own infirmary, as well as classrooms and assembly hall within the main school building. It is a particularly well-preserved example of its type and although the buildings are not of exceptional architectural merit individually, they are of high quality and the group remains complete within a virtually unaltered setting.
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