The North Half of the Main School Buildings Tonbridge School
THE NORTH HALF OF THE MAIN SCHOOL BUILDINGS, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1069984
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jan-1972
- List Entry Name:
- The North Half of the Main School Buildings Tonbridge School
- Statutory Address:
- THE NORTH HALF OF THE MAIN SCHOOL BUILDINGS, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1069984
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jan-1972
- List Entry Name:
- The North Half of the Main School Buildings Tonbridge School
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE NORTH HALF OF THE MAIN SCHOOL BUILDINGS, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- TONBRIDGE SCHOOL, HIGH STREET
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 NORTH HALF OF THE MAIN SCHOOL BUILDINGS, HIGH STREET
- Statutory Address:
- TONBRIDGE SCHOOL, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Tonbridge and Malling (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 59094 47046
Details
1. HIGH STREET 1732 (West Side)
Tonbridge School
The North half of the main School Buildings. TQ 5947 SW 5/35D
II
2. These buildings were added in 1894. Architect Campbell Jones. Sandstone ashlar. To the south is a tower consisting of 2 carriage arches on ground floor, 2 storeys of 3-light windows above with 3 buttresses rising to the height of the second floor, then a panel of chequered flints and stone with a clock face in the centre and above this 4 narrow trefoil-headed lancets; octagonal turrets with parapet between and tall pyramidal tiled roof. Then comes a block of 7 windows with 3 lights on ground floor, 2 lights on 1st floor and gabled dormers of 2 lights each on 2nd floor. The section ends on the north with a smaller tower somewhat similar to that in the centre of the 1864 range but with its oriel window rising from the 1st to the 2nd floor. To the north and east of the 1894 block are the Science Buildings, erected in 1886-7 (Architect E H Burnell) which are not listed.
Listing NGR: TQ5906547021
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 178708
- 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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