School House and Attached Laboratories at Leighton Park School
SCHOOL HOUSE AND ATTACHED LABORATORIES AT LEIGHTON PARK SCHOOL, SHINFIELD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1113577
- Date first listed:
- 14-Dec-1978
- List Entry Name:
- School House and Attached Laboratories at Leighton Park School
- Statutory Address:
- SCHOOL HOUSE AND ATTACHED LABORATORIES AT LEIGHTON PARK SCHOOL, SHINFIELD ROAD
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- Date:
- 2005-01-01
- Reference:
- IOE01/13815/19
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1113577
- Date first listed:
- 14-Dec-1978
- List Entry Name:
- School House and Attached Laboratories at Leighton Park School
- Statutory Address 1:
- SCHOOL HOUSE AND ATTACHED LABORATORIES AT LEIGHTON PARK SCHOOL, SHINFIELD ROAD
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:
- SCHOOL HOUSE AND ATTACHED LABORATORIES AT LEIGHTON PARK SCHOOL, SHINFIELD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Reading (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 73274 71438
Details
SHINFIELD ROAD 1. 5128 School House and attached Laboratories at Leighton Park School SU 77 SW 17/567 II 2. Formerly Pepper House 1830. Belonged to the Cobham family. Extended 1891 by Alfred Waterhouse for School. School House: 2 storeys and basement. Painted brick on plinth. Flanking corner piers. Stone architraves and bracket cills, Moulded string at 1st floor level. Cornice and blocking course. 6 windows on 1st floor with panels below. 2 on ground floor, left hand tripartite with bracket cornice, right hand an angled bay with pilasters and cornice. Cross glazed sash windows. Central circa 1840s large Tuscan porch. Recessed doorway with flanking niches. Shaped border in front for former fountain. South front 1:5:1 bays, outer bays break forward with corner piers and tripartite windows. Central half glazed door. Terrace in front with small ha-ha and retaining wall. School laboratories extension: Facing west a slight gabled break and a 3 bay deep break linked to further block to north by arch with passage. Tall 2 storey and basement. Grey brick with red brick quoins, dressings and lacing bands. Red brick plinth capping and stepped verge to gables. Segmental headed plate glass sash windows. Slate roof. Small extension to east with tile-hung lavatory oriel.
Listing NGR: SU7327471438
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 39165
- 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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