The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5273 WILLIAM STREET (East Side) Herne Bay
North and South School Rooms TR 1768 SE 1/25
II GV 2. These are little square single-storey buildings on each side of the Parish Church. A tablet on the North School records: "National Schools the gift of Mrs Ann Thwaytes 1839". Stuccoed. Octagonal buttresses at the angles terminating in pinnacles. Cornice and parapet between. The South School has 2 square-headed windows with dripstones over, the North School 1 window of 2 pointed lights.
Nos 39 to 47 (odd) North and South School Rooms, Church of Christ Church and Nos 49 to 59 (odd) form a group.
Listing NGR: TR1786168148

English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.