Maidwell Hall School
MAIDWELL HALL SCHOOL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1067856
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Maidwell Hall School
- Statutory Address:
- MAIDWELL HALL SCHOOL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1067856
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Maidwell Hall School
- Statutory Address 1:
- MAIDWELL HALL SCHOOL
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:
- MAIDWELL HALL SCHOOL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- West Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Maidwell
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 74906 76833
Details
MAIDWELL SP77NW 6/104 Maidwell Hall School
GV II
Country House, now school. Datestone 1637. C18 house remodelled by J.A. Gotch in 1885. Regular coursed lias with plain tile roof. train house is a shallow H-plan with square towers at the corners. 2 storeys with attic. Centre of the main front is of 9-window range of casements with wood mullions and transoms with plain ashlar surrounds. The centre bay breaks forward to a 2 storey porch with ashlar facade. Entrance has round head with moulded stone voussoirs. Semi-circular headed window to first floor with open balustrade above. Dutch gable with round window set back above porch. Datestone 1639 on porch. Similar balustrading to main house probably c.1885. Gabled roof with dormers having simple wood pediments. Large ashlar stacks at ridge. Square flanking towers have moulded stone cornices and large lead cupolas all probably c.1885. Wing to right probably mid C17 of 5-window range of 2-light stone mullion windows with ashlar gable parapets and stacks to ridge and end. Garden and rear facades similar to main facade with large staircase projection to rear probably c.1885 having armorial tablets. North side has mid and late C20 extensions. Interior: Dates mainly from restoration of c.1902 following a fire and c,1930 adaption to school. Entrance hall has wide staircase with moulded wood balustrade. The entrance hall and 4 principal reception rooms to left and right all has large early C20 fireplaces some probably incorporating earlier mouldings. East wing staircase hall haslarge open fireplace with ashlar surround and flanking arched opening: probably C17. First-floor principal rooms to east front have fireplaces with moulded stone surrounds. (Buildings of England; Northamptonshire, p.302).
Listing NGR: SP7490676833
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 360357
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, (1973), 302
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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