The old building of Rishworth School forming headmasters office, School House and dormitories

The old building of Rishworth School forming headmasters office, School House and dormitories, Oldham Road

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1231981
Date first listed:: 15-Jul-1984
List Entry Name:: The old building of Rishworth School forming headmasters office, School House and dormitories
Statutory Address:: The old building of Rishworth School forming headmasters office, School House and dormitories, Oldham Road

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1231981
Date first listed:: 15-Jul-1984
List Entry Name:: The old building of Rishworth School forming headmasters office, School House and dormitories
Statutory Address 1:: The old building of Rishworth School forming headmasters office, School House and dormitories, Oldham Road

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: The old building of Rishworth School forming headmasters office, School House and dormitories, Oldham Road

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Calderdale (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Ripponden
National Grid Reference:: SE0339818466

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 06/04/2020

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RIPPONDEN (former U.D.) Rishworth OLDHAM ROAD (west side), The old building of Rishworth School forming headmasters office, School House and dormitories

GV II

School, 1824-1825. Ashlar plinth, hammer dressed stone, hipped slate roofs. Twenty one bay symmetrical facade, A B C B A, with first floor sill band. Outer pavilion blocks (A) of three storeys with three bays of windows. B is two storeys and of four bays and slightly set back. Central block (C) of seven bays with parapet and triangular pediment set over central three bays with window set in the tympanum. All windows have gauged lintels and retain twelve-paned glazed sashes. Eight-bay return. Rear forms U-shape. Central block has main feature of colonnade with square pillars, impost and segmental arches, similar windows to first floor with short attic lights to second floor. Several stacks. Main range has tall weather-vane.

The school was endowed by John Wheelwright in 1725. The chapel of 1725, Rishworth New Road (q.v.), was originally the school house.

Listing NGR: SE0339818466

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Legacy System number:: 407302
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Radcliffe, E, The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: The West Riding, (1967), 414

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.