Kepier Grammar School
Kepier Grammar School, Church Street, Houghton-le-Spring
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1025443
- Date first listed:
- 26-Apr-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Kepier Grammar School
- Statutory Address:
- Kepier Grammar School, Church Street, Houghton-le-Spring
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1025443
- Date first listed:
- 26-Apr-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Kepier Grammar School
- Statutory Address 1:
- Kepier Grammar School, Church Street, Houghton-le-Spring
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Kepier Grammar School, Church Street, Houghton-le-Spring
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sunderland (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 34247 49885
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 1 June 2023 to reformat the text to current standards.
NZ34NW
7/21
HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING
CHURCH STREET (north side)
Houghton-le-Spring, Kepier Grammar School
26.4.50
II*
Grammar School, now parish rooms and two flats.C18 incorporating C16 building. Limestone and sandstone rubble with some quoins; roof concrete tiles. L-shaped. Two storeys, eleven bays and three bays set back in right return.
West elevation: two sashes with glazing bars; then five bays having central projecting gable to street flanked by modern sashes at ground floor and casements at first to the left, one modern sash and one horizontal sliding sash under casements at right. Gable to street contains four-panelled double door under oblong fanlight in architrave beneath inscription (commemorating founding in 1574) dated 1724, inserted cusped lancet window, with head-stopped drip mould, and two blocked-in square lights, in right return. Quoins to these five bays. Then three bays with a five-panelled door in flat Tuscan doorcase at left and sash windows; and gable to street having one sash and inscription recording repairs and additions in 1779. Roof has two end brick chimneys and three transverse ridge brick chimneys.
Historical note: founded by Bernard Gilpin, rector of Houghton and John Heath of Kepyer.
Listing NGR: NZ3424949878
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 303177
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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