School House
SCHOOL HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1089456
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- School House
- Statutory Address:
- SCHOOL HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1089456
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jun-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 04-Jul-1985
- List Entry Name:
- School House
- Statutory Address 1:
- SCHOOL HOUSE
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:
- SCHOOL HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Cotswold (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Kempsford
- National Grid Reference:
- SU1542897065
Details
SU 19 NE KEMPSFORD KEMPSFORD VILLAGE
(south side)
8/108 School House
(formerly listed as School)
4.6.52
II
Original school building, converted into headmaster's house, and
now used as additional accommodation for school with library,
resource room etc. 1750, inscription on north wall. Random
coursed rubble stone with alternating flush quoins, stone slate
roof, large brick stack. Squarish range with small gable to road
and gable to east swept down to form catslide roof on north side,
single storey and attic. Scattered fenestration, mainly 2-light
wood casements. Central 6-panel door to east, top 2 panels glazed
with C19 gabled hood on wooden struts. To left of door, round
headed beaded edge stone window with keystone and impost blocks.
Stone inscription plaque between floors on north gable reads:
"Kempsford Charity School/Indowed by Thomas late LD Visct
Weymouth/with an Annual Salary of ten Pounds/Augmented by Thomas
present L Visct/Weymouth with Timber for its Building/the ground
whereon it stands and/Garden Rent free for ever/ Ere(.ted by the
Inhabitants, as a testi/mony of Gratitude for those Benefacti/ons,
as well as to promote useful/Learnings A.D.1750".
Interior has 2 chamfered and stopped beams on ground floor.
Listing NGR: SU1542897065
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 128953
- 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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