John Bridle's Hall School House
JOHN BRIDLE'S HALL, LOWER ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1117844
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jan-1985
- List Entry Name:
- John Bridle's Hall School House
- Statutory Address:
- JOHN BRIDLE'S HALL, LOWER ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1117844
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jan-1985
- List Entry Name:
- John Bridle's Hall School House
- Statutory Address 1:
- JOHN BRIDLE'S HALL, LOWER ROAD
- Statutory Address 2:
- SCHOOL HOUSE, LOWER 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:
- JOHN BRIDLE'S HALL, LOWER ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- SCHOOL HOUSE, LOWER ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Buckinghamshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Hardwick
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 80534 19228
Details
SP 81 NW HARDWICK LOWER ROAD
6/16 John Bridle's Hall and School House -
- II
Village hall, formerly school, and house. Hall is dated 1871 on tablet, possibly designed by George Devey. House altered and extended at similar date for school-master, but has C17-early C18 core. Hall is of red brick with blue diapers and irregular rubble stone in lower walls and plinth. Ashlar window surrounds and mullions. Tiled roof, stone coped gables, brick chimneys with off-set stacks and diagonal shafts. L-plan with extensions in rear angle. One storey. Front to road has gabled cross wing to left with cross window and small round opening above. Upper lights of cross window have 4-centred heads. Range to right has similar eaves-breaking window to centre with gable over, and flanking 2-light windows. Square timber bell-cote has ogee lead roof with ball finial. Entry to rear. House attached to right has 1870s extension to front, of red brick with half-timbered gable to projecting bay, and chimney with 3 diagonal shafts in angle. Wing to rear has some timber framing, obscured by lean-to to west, tile hung to far gable, but is partly rebuilt in brick. Central chimney, tiled roofs. 1½ storeys. Irregular wooden casements, board door in lean-to porch to left. RCHM II p.143 Mon. 13.
Listing NGR: SP8053419228
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 42165
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume Two North, (1913)
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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