Cranleigh School, Woodyer Buildings
CRANLEIGH SCHOOL, WOODYER BUILDINGS, HORSESHOE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1044323
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jul-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Cranleigh School, Woodyer Buildings
- Statutory Address:
- CRANLEIGH SCHOOL, WOODYER BUILDINGS, HORSESHOE LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1044323
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jul-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Cranleigh School, Woodyer Buildings
- Statutory Address 1:
- CRANLEIGH SCHOOL, WOODYER BUILDINGS, HORSESHOE LANE
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:
- CRANLEIGH SCHOOL, WOODYER BUILDINGS, HORSESHOE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Waverley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cranleigh
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 05465 40093
Details
TQ 04 SE HORSESHOE LANE (north-west side) 1887-/2/10002 Cranleigh School, Woodyer buildings
II
Public school. Designed by William Woodyer and built in phases as the funds allowed between 1863 and 1880. South and east of Quadrangle and Headmaster's House completed in 1865, north and west of Quadrangle completed in 1868, Chapel built in 1869, Clock Tower added in 1870, Science rooms, Library and Gymnasium completed in 1874 and Quadrangle completed in 1880. Asymmetrical Tudor style building in red brick with black brick diaperwork decoration, stone dressings, partly tiled and partly pantiled roof with tall ribbed brick chimneystacks. Comprises a Quadrangle with Headmaster's House to South West, Chapel projecting to east and projecting north east wing. Principal front to south is of 2 storeys and attics 9 windows. Projecting central gable with double arched window to attic, 4-light mullion to 1st floor and arched doorcase below. On each side are 4 hipped dormers with mullioned and transomed windows, 1st floor tall 4-light mullioned and transomed casements and projecting ground floor with double arched windows. Central Clock Tower has shingled spire supported on wooden piers above clock faces. To the south west is the asymmetrical Headmaster's House. West side is of 2 storeys and attics with irregular fenestration. One hipped and 3 half-hipped dormers and tall ribbed brick stack. To right is projecting gable with 2 paired lancet windows to 1st floor and square bay with triple full height window incorporating French window to ground floor and arched doorcase. Three further windows to left. South side has 2-storey 6-light canted bay and 2 tall double mullioned and transomed windows to ground floor. To east is the Chapel with elaborate transept with rose window and arched doorcase, nave with 6 double trefoliated windows to clerestorey and 8 lancets to aisle. Apsidal-ended chancel the same height as the nave with flying buttresses linked on to ambulatory. Projecting to north east is a wing dated 1873 with projecting gable to left with large arched window to 1st floor and 2 mullioned and transomed casements below. To the right are two 6-light mullioned and transomed windows with gables above. East side has oriel window. North front of 2 storeys and attics with 10 hipped dormers, 12 mullioned windows to 1st floor and lancet windows and an arched doorcase to ground floor. C20 full height window inserted to extreme left. West Quadrangle has 2 tiers of dormers to the Dormitory, 5 tall triple trefoliated arched windows to the Dining Hall and C20 corridor to ground floor. South Quadrangle has off-central gable with mullioned windows and arched doorcase with bargeboards. Seven 4-light gabled dormers, seven 4-light mullioned windows to first floor and left side has 6 double trefoliated windows to ground floor. Right side has C20 corridor. East Quadrangle has 5 hipped dormers with triple windows, 5 casements to 1st floor and 4 double trefoliated windows to the ground floor. North Quadrangle has hipped dormers to attic, 3-light mullioned windows to 1st floor and C20 corridor to ground floor. Interior features include staircase of dogleg type in Headmaster's House with circular newel post and solid bannisters with circular holes and original fireplaces. The Dining Hall has ceiling of tie beams supported on corbels, heraldic glass to the windows and baronial style fireplace with motto. West Dormitory above has roof of crownpost type with arched braces. Main Staircase in South Quadrangle in early C18 style with 2 turned balusters to each tread and open well added in 1893. Chapel has arcade supported on circular piers, arch-braced roof, elaborate carved reredos of 1881 by Woodyer and painted lettering in ambulatory (remainder of a larger scheme of which the rest has been whitewashed over) under restoration at time of survey. The Library, part of Woodyer's scheme has undergone some subsequent alteration. Pevsner Ed. BOE "Surrey" pl53 A J Megahey "A History of Cranleigh School". Collins 1983.
Listing NGR: TQ0546540093
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 291892
- 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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