Description of Historic Place

The Church of England School is a one-room, one storey gable roofed building located on Swyers’ Hill, Bailey’s Cove, Bonavista, NL. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.

Heritage Value

Bailey’s Cove Church of England School is designated because of its historical associations and aesthetic value.

The building has historical value because of its associations with early education in Newfoundland. The Bailey’s Cove Church of England School is a reminder of the formative days of organized education in the region.

The building has aesthetic value as its style, design and construction technique are typical of early Anglican schools in Newfoundland. The simple one-room design draws upon elements of Gothic Revival, such as the use of pointed arch windows and verticalism.

Source: Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador property file M-030-001, Bonavista - Bailey’s Cove Church of England School

Character-Defining Elements

-one-room interior plan;
-steep gable roof with wooden shingles;
-size, style, trim and placement of pointed arch Gothic Revival windows;
-mock exposed timbers on exterior;
-narrow clapboard;
-size, style, trim and placement of single exterior door on left gable end;
-stone pile foundation;
-location and orientation of building.