Chichele College, Perimeter Wall Gateway and Attached Foundations
CHICHELE COLLEGE, PERIMETER WALL GATEWAY AND ATTACHED FOUNDATIONS, COLLEGE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1040350
- Date first listed:
- 17-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Chichele College, Perimeter Wall Gateway and Attached Foundations
- Statutory Address:
- CHICHELE COLLEGE, PERIMETER WALL GATEWAY AND ATTACHED FOUNDATIONS, COLLEGE STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1040350
- Date first listed:
- 17-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Chichele College, Perimeter Wall Gateway and Attached Foundations
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHICHELE COLLEGE, PERIMETER WALL GATEWAY AND ATTACHED FOUNDATIONS, COLLEGE STREET
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:
- CHICHELE COLLEGE, PERIMETER WALL GATEWAY AND ATTACHED FOUNDATIONS, COLLEGE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Higham Ferrers
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 95946 68652
Details
HIGHAM FERRERS COLLEGE STREET SP9568NE, SP9668NW (West side) 17/36, 18/36 Chichele College, perimeter wall gateway and attached foundations GV II
Perimeter wall and gateway to Chichele College. c.1422, modified C19 and C20. Regular coursed and squared coursed limestone. C15 gateway has 2-centred head and moulded stone surround with decorated spandrels, in western section of wall. Attached foundations originally formed part of college buildings. The college was founded by Archbishop Henry Chichele. Forms perimeter wall to Chichele College with Chichele College, south and east ranges (q.v.) and forms group with Chichele College, north range (q.v.) and Chichele College, ground of foundations (q.v.). Chichele College is scheduled as an ancient monument and under the guardianship of the H.B.M.C.E. (Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.256).
Listing NGR: SP9594668652
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 232335
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, (1973), 256
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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