The Big School
THE BIG SCHOOL, WATERLOO ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1049039
- Date first listed:
- 19-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Big School
- Statutory Address:
- THE BIG SCHOOL, WATERLOO ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1049039
- Date first listed:
- 19-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Big School
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE BIG SCHOOL, WATERLOO ROAD
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:
- THE BIG SCHOOL, WATERLOO ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cranbrook & Sissinghurst
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 77789 36099
Details
CRANBROOK WATERLOO ROAD TQ 7736 SE (north west side) 10/303 - The Big School - II
School hall for Cranbrook School. 1883 by T G Jackson. Pink with orange brick dressings and dentilled cornices between ground and first floors and over first floor. Stone balustrade and pinnacles to plain tiled roof with large pilastered end stack to left, smaller end stack to right and stone gable parapets. Central cupola of 2 arched tiers with ogee cap and weather- vane. 2 storeys. 7 bays, the 2nd, 4th and 6th projecting with pilaster on both floors and carrying pediments above first floor against blank brick parapets. Large arched windows on first floor of three bays. Tall segment- headed windows on first floor of 3rd and 5th bays. Horizontal oval windows with swags above segment-headed windows on first floors of first and seventh bays. Segment-headed windows with keystones. On ground floor, one to each bay except two smaller onces in 6th bay and arched doorway with panelled door in first bay from left. All windows casements with transoms and mullions; rubbed brick decorative aprons below each. Interior: Arched braced crown post roof in Big School. Panelling.
Listing NGR: TQ7778936099
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 169154
- 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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