Central County Primary School
CENTRAL COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL, CHURCH SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1060038
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Central County Primary School
- Statutory Address:
- CENTRAL COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL, CHURCH SQUARE
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- Reference:
- IOE01/14444/36
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1060038
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jul-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Central County Primary School
- Statutory Address 1:
- CENTRAL COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL, CHURCH SQUARE
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:
- CENTRAL COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL, CHURCH SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Taunton
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 22895 24569
Details
CHURCH SQUARE 1. 5365 (South Side) Central County Primary School ST 2224 NE 9/188
II GV
2. Gothic building of 1866, possibly by Sir G G Scott who was involved in the restoration of the parish church opposite. 2 storey asymmetrical facade with large gabled range coming forward on right. Second gabled range to left. Rubble walls with ashlar dressings. Tiled roofs. 2 gablets over 1st floor windows rise in centre of roof. All gables have stone copings and kneelers. Weathered sillband. Buttress in centre of front. Plinth. 3 windows to left and 3 large window in gabled range to right. Centre 1st floor windows and the large window have pointed arches and stone mullions and transoms. Plate tracery of 3 and 5 lights grouped under cusped oculi. Remaining windows are square-headed of 5 and 4 lights with relieving arches. Coping of gable to right comes down low in centre to end over a small pointed doorway with projecting stone hood on brackets,
All the listed buildings in Church Square together with the Church of St Mary Magdalene and the listed buildings in Hammet Street form an extremely important group.
Listing NGR: ST2289524569
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 269665
- 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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