Shrewsbury Sixth Form College, The Priory
Shrewsbury Sixth Form College, The Priory, St Austin's Friars
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1059005
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Shrewsbury Sixth Form College, The Priory
- Statutory Address:
- Shrewsbury Sixth Form College, The Priory, St Austin's Friars
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1059005
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1953
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Nov-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Shrewsbury Sixth Form College, The Priory
- Statutory Address 1:
- Shrewsbury Sixth Form College, The Priory, St Austin's Friars
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:
- Shrewsbury Sixth Form College, The Priory, St Austin's Friars
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Shrewsbury
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 48750 12649
Details
SJ 4812 NE
653-1/10/532
SHREWSBURY
ST AUSTIN'S FRIARS (west side),
Shrewsbury Sixth Form College, The Priory
(Formerly Listed as: ST AUSTIN'S FRIARS Nos.1, 2 AND 3 The Priory)
10/01/53
II
House now school, c1800 with various later modifications. Brick with low pitched hipped Welsh slate roof. Two storeys, six-window range. North elevation has three-window range to right with tripartite sashes in high segmental arches flanking twelve-pane sash with flat-arched gauged brick head. Twelve-pane sash windows above. Large canted full-height bay to left, with twelve-pane sash windows with flat-arched gauged brick heads, string course below upper windows. This section may represent the original building, and to the left of this, slightly projecting squared bay with tripartite sash windows on each floor, and stone string course over lower window is probably a later addition. Left hand bay has tripartite sash window with plain wood lintel to ground floor, twelve-pane sash window above. Lower two-storeyed single-window range block to right, possibly original service end.
Listing NGR: SJ4875012649
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 458012
- 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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