Shipton Street School and Former Schoolmaster's House Now No. 2
SHIPTON STREET SCHOOL AND FORMER SCHOOLMASTER'S HOUSE NOW NO. 2, SHIPTON STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1096160
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jun-2003
- List Entry Name:
- Shipton Street School and Former Schoolmaster's House Now No. 2
- Statutory Address:
- SHIPTON STREET SCHOOL AND FORMER SCHOOLMASTER'S HOUSE NOW NO. 2, SHIPTON STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1096160
- Date first listed:
- 03-Jun-2003
- List Entry Name:
- Shipton Street School and Former Schoolmaster's House Now No. 2
- Statutory Address 1:
- SHIPTON STREET SCHOOL AND FORMER SCHOOLMASTER'S HOUSE NOW NO. 2, SHIPTON 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:
- SHIPTON STREET SCHOOL AND FORMER SCHOOLMASTER'S HOUSE NOW NO. 2, SHIPTON STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- York (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 59948 53077, SE 59976 53062
Details
YORK
1112-1/0/10038 SHIPTON STREET
03-JUN-03 (South side)
Shipton Street School and former Schoo
lmaster's House now No. 2
II
School and attached school-master's house. 1890, with minor C20 alterations. Designed by Walter Brierley of the architectural firm of Domaine & Brierley. Red brick with ashlar dressings and slate roofs. Single storey with 2 storey house attached to west. Chamfered brick plinth, moulded brick cill band and deeply moulded eaves. 5 ornate brick chimney stacks.
EXTERIOR: Irregular street front has tall double windows at either end, both with crow-stepped gables, round headed windows with brick tympani and small circular windows above. Between these windows are alternating pairs of small windows and single tall through-eaves windows topped with curved pediments, plus a single off-centre 2-light crow-stepped through-eaves window. At either end broad curved gables with tall side windows and three round-headed openings in the apex of the gable.
South front has eight central through-eaves openings arranged; 2 windows, door, 2 windows, door, 2 windows. Either side a single doorway and a window. Tall broad C20 chimney stack added.
East end has tall square tower with pyramidal roof topped with square cupola and leaded ogee roof with ornate iron weather vane. This tower has three round-headed blank openings to each face.
School-master's house [No. 2, Shipton Street] has broad curved gable with brick coping and doorway to left with 5-panel door and 3-pane overlight, to right a double sash window with link below double sash window.
This attractive Domestic Revival style school, designed by Walter Brierley in York in 1890, is the first of an important group of schools that he designed in the city.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 490182
- 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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