The Old Grammar School began life as a priest’s house
The Grade II* timber-framed school probably began as a priest’s house in the early 15th century.
The Old Grammar School beside St Nicolas Church is one of Kings Norton's most distinctive historic buildings. Historic England dates it to the early 15th century and says it was probably built as the priest's house to the church.
It was later used as a school and is now Grade II* listed. In the 17th century one of its headmasters was Thomas Hall, who became curate and headmaster in 1640 and was a prominent Parliamentarian writer during the Civil War period.
The building's surviving timber frame, brickwork and long educational history make it one of the clearest physical links to medieval and early-modern Kings Norton.