Old School School House
OLD SCHOOL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1094542
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Old School School House
- Statutory Address:
- OLD SCHOOL
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/09175/11
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1094542
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Old School School House
- Statutory Address 1:
- OLD SCHOOL
- Statutory Address 2:
- 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:
- OLD SCHOOL
- Statutory Address:
- SCHOOL HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hampshire
- District:
- East Hampshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Rowlands Castle
- National Park:
- South Downs
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 73201 12320
Details
SU 71 SW ROWLANDS CASTLE IDSWORTH
9/16 Old School and School House
II
Former Idsworth school and master's house, now two dwellings. 1851 (by William Burn), a building of Neo-Jacobean style in the manner of nearby Idsworth House, and apparently an estate building. Red brick walls of Flemish bond, with diaper patterns in blue headers, Bath stone dressings; plinth, chamfered quoins, gables with copings,finials,middle steps and kneelers. Steep slate roof, square flues to Tudor stacks. The north front has a central school hall, now with two gabled dormers, with three large mullion and transom windows and a gabled porch at the east side. This block terminates at the east end as a gabled cross wing of one storey and attic, with one above three windows, set in recessed panels. The west end is a taller crosswing (the house) of two storeys, with a west front having a gabled central porch with a gable above, and a large gable at the south side. Most of the cast-iron diaper casements survive. Boarded coupled doors. The rear has projections at each side, with a flat-roof C20 extension at the east side.
Listing NGR: SU7290612257
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 142946
- 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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