The Memorial Hall, King's School
THE MEMORIAL HALL, KING'S SCHOOL, PLOX
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1056394
- Date first listed:
- 29-Aug-1984
- List Entry Name:
- The Memorial Hall, King's School
- Statutory Address:
- THE MEMORIAL HALL, KING'S SCHOOL, PLOX
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1056394
- Date first listed:
- 29-Aug-1984
- List Entry Name:
- The Memorial Hall, King's School
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE MEMORIAL HALL, KING'S SCHOOL, PLOX
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 MEMORIAL HALL, KING'S SCHOOL, PLOX
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bruton
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 68295 34611
Details
BRUTON CP PLOX (South East side) ST6834NW 8/154 The Memorial Hall, King's School
II
School Hall. 1919-24. By A J Pictor FRIBA of Bath and Bruton. Local stone cut and squared, with Doulting stone dressings; Westmorland slates between gables, each of which is crowned with an openwork finial. "U"-plan of which the South East wing is 2 storeys; hall of 7 bays, projecting wings of 4 bays, with further projection Southwards to South East wing; single storey flat roofed corridor between wings. In a C16 Gothic style. North East facade has small 2-light windows to corridor, with central projecting porch having 4-centre moulded archway in a flat headed recess, with carved spandrils, plaque over, and raked parapet; to remainder of building there are offset buttresses between bays, none on corners; 3-light pointed arched traceried windows to hall, 2-storey angled bays with 4-light transomed windows to East end of projections; elsewhere the Gothic detail consistent and well handled; hall has good timberwork roof, and generally a good example of the genre; the whole said to be modelled on Wadham College, Oxford, with which the school has links.
Listing NGR: ST6829534611
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 261626
- 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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