Pears School, Repton School

PEARS SCHOOL, REPTON SCHOOL, WILLINGTON ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1096511
Date first listed:
24-Oct-1986
List Entry Name:
Pears School, Repton School
Statutory Address:
PEARS SCHOOL, REPTON SCHOOL, WILLINGTON ROAD
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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1096511
Date first listed:
24-Oct-1986
List Entry Name:
Pears School, Repton School
Statutory Address 1:
PEARS SCHOOL, REPTON SCHOOL, WILLINGTON ROAD

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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.

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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
PEARS SCHOOL, REPTON SCHOOL, WILLINGTON ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Derbyshire
District:
South Derbyshire (District Authority)
Parish:
Repton
National Grid Reference:
SK3036927159

Details

SK 30/3127
SK 30/3126
6/90

PARISH OF REPTON
WILLINGTON ROAD
(North Side)
Pears School, Repton School

GV
II

Memorial hall and classrooms. 1883-6 by Sir Arthur Blomfield.
Tudor Style. Coursed squared sandstone and ashlar, plain tile
roof, moulded coped gables with plain kneelers. Battlemented
parapets. Two storeys. North elevation of five bays divided by
buttresses with three set-offs. Chamfered first floor band and
first floor sill band and band at the base of the parapet. The
ground floor has to the centre three bays mullioned and
transomed windows of 2-1-2 lights, with arched lights. The
right hand bay has two similar cross windows, with segmental
relieving arches above. The left hand bay has a blind segmental
arch with doorway set in, and a segmental pointed window. The
first floor has two cross windows in bays one and three, taller
paired 2-light windows with two transoms, under gables, in bays
two and four and a 3-light transomed window in bay five. The
west elevation has a flight of balustraded steps up to first
floor entrances, added in the 1920s. Three doorways and a
prominent canted oriel above, moulded underside, 2-3-2 light
mullion windows, flanked by single light transomed windows.
Segmental arched 3-light window in the gable. Gabled hoodmould
across the whole facade, flanked by polygonal castellated angle
turrets with diagonal buttresses. South elevation of five bays
divided by buttresses. The right hand bay has a square
projection with two 4-light windows, the lower one transomed.
Open gothic arcade to left of 1-2-1 with double chamfered
arches. Classrooms within have 3-light mullioned windows. The
four bays above match the north elevation. Castellated
polygonal south east turret. The interior consists of
classrooms to the ground floor and a large assembly hall above
with impressive hammer beam roof of five bays with intermediate
scissor braced trusses and two tiers of purlins with arched
braces. Armorial and figurative stained glass.

Listing NGR: SK3036927159

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
82773
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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