Uplowman Primary School Including Playground Walls to the North East
UPLOWMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL INCLUDING PLAYGROUND WALLS TO THE NORTH EAST
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1106405
- Date first listed:
- 17-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Uplowman Primary School Including Playground Walls to the North East
- Statutory Address:
- UPLOWMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL INCLUDING PLAYGROUND WALLS TO THE NORTH EAST
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1106405
- Date first listed:
- 17-Mar-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Uplowman Primary School Including Playground Walls to the North East
- Statutory Address 1:
- UPLOWMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL INCLUDING PLAYGROUND WALLS TO THE NORTH EAST
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:
- UPLOWMAN PRIMARY SCHOOL INCLUDING PLAYGROUND WALLS TO THE NORTH EAST
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Mid Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Uplowman
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 01826 15529
Details
UPLOWMAN ST 01 NW 4/179 - Uplowman Primary School including playground walls to the north-east - II
School. Dated 1874. Local red sandstone rubble with cream-coloured limestone ashlar detail and quoins; slate roof. Plan: T-plan building. The main block faces north-east and has a 2-room plan. In the centre In front plan block projects forward. There is a stack in the angle of the wings. In front of the left end there is an entrance porch and lean-to cloak room. It is tall but single storey. Restrained Tudor Gothic style. Exterior: at the left end of the front the gabled porch contains a segmental pointed arch and original plank door. Directly above is a limestone date plaque. The clock room alongside has a small 2-light window with shoulder-headed lights. Elsewhere are tall mullion-and-transom windows and each gable-end of the main block contains a large pointed arch window containing simple Perpendicular tracery and hoodmoulds with block label stops. The gable ends have shaped kneelers and coping. Interior: not inspected. The front playground is enclosed by red sandstone walls. To rear and each side these are relatively tall and built of stone rubble with rustic crenellation along the top. The low front wall is ashlar with limestone coping and includes lower sections are crested with low wrought iron railings. In the centre quadrant walls recess the gateway and there are plain square section gateposts with pyramid caps.
Listing NGR: ST0182615529
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 96026
- 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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