St James's School
ST JAMES'S SCHOOL, GREAT NORWOOD STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1104294
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1986
- List Entry Name:
- St James's School
- Statutory Address:
- ST JAMES'S SCHOOL, GREAT NORWOOD STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1104294
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1986
- List Entry Name:
- St James's School
- Statutory Address 1:
- ST JAMES'S SCHOOL, GREAT NORWOOD 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:
- ST JAMES'S SCHOOL, GREAT NORWOOD STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Cheltenham (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 94508 21319
Details
CHELTENHAM
SO9421SE GREAT NORWOOD STREET 630-1/23/352 (East side) 25/09/86 St James's School
GV II
School, now houses. Dated 1865 above door with conversion to dwellings c1985. Rock-faced coursed squared Cotswold stone rubble with freestone bands, decorative tile roof. Gothic Revival style. H-shaped plan. Hall with classroom cross-wings and entrance porch at angle to left. EXTERIOR: street front: large gables flank 3-lower-gabled recessed centre. End gables have 3 pointed windows, each with 3-light stepped lancets with trefoil heads and quatrefoil above. Circular window with triple quatrefoil above. Each of the centre gables has similar 2-light window with quatrefoil above. Doorway to left in gabled porch a renewed pointed door with double-chamfered arch to head and hoodmould with finial to apex. Banded roof of red tiles with grey scalloped tiles, fretted ridge, central hall ventilator with louvred vents and tall hexagonal fleche. Side elevations similar, four 2-light windows but only 3 gables. Rear windows of wings: 4 stepped trefoil-headed lights, quatrefoil over. INTERIOR: not inspected. The Middle Pointed Gothic is the principal element in the good design quality of this otherwise conventionally-planned school.
Listing NGR: SO9450621313
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 474661
- 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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