Village School and Pumphouse

VILLAGE SCHOOL AND PUMPHOUSE, PYE CORNER

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1097696
Date first listed:
26-Apr-1975
List Entry Name:
Village School and Pumphouse
Statutory Address:
VILLAGE SCHOOL AND PUMPHOUSE, PYE CORNER

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1097696
Date first listed:
26-Apr-1975
List Entry Name:
Village School and Pumphouse
Statutory Address 1:
VILLAGE SCHOOL AND PUMPHOUSE, PYE CORNER

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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Corrections and minor amendments

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
VILLAGE SCHOOL AND PUMPHOUSE, PYE CORNER

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

County:
Devon
District:
Teignbridge (District Authority)
Parish:
Kenn
National Grid Reference:
SX 91627 86545

Details

KENN PYE CORNER, Kennford SX 98 NW

2/190 Village School and Pumphouse

26.4.75

GV II

Village school and pumphouse, converted to house. Possibly 1849, the date at which the voluntary school was established. Whitewashed rendered sandstone ; slate roof with deep eaves, gabled at ends ; divided chimney stack with paired shafts and brick stacks on south side. Plan: Rectangular on plan with a porch on the north side and a projection on the south side, containing the village pump. Exterior: Single storey. The south elevation (facing the road) has 2 large small- pane transomed windows to left and right and a small window between the halves of the divided stack. The pumphouse has deep eaves and a louvred round-headed window on the gable end, door to pumphouse on left (west) return. The south elevation has a gabled porch and similar windows to the north elevation. The right (east) return of the building has a round-headed louvred window and retains the school bell. Interior: Not inspected. Part of a group at Pye Corner with Lantern Cottage.

Listing NGR: SX9162786545

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Legacy System number:
85861
Legacy System:
LBS

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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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