Green Lane School Main School With Attached Water Tower and Railings

GREEN LANE SCHOOL MAIN SCHOOL WITH ATTACHED WATER TOWER AND RAILINGS, GREEN LANE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1133606
Date first listed:
23-Jan-1990
List Entry Name:
Green Lane School Main School With Attached Water Tower and Railings
Statutory Address:
GREEN LANE SCHOOL MAIN SCHOOL WITH ATTACHED WATER TOWER AND RAILINGS, GREEN LANE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1133606
Date first listed:
23-Jan-1990
List Entry Name:
Green Lane School Main School With Attached Water Tower and Railings
Statutory Address 1:
GREEN LANE SCHOOL MAIN SCHOOL WITH ATTACHED WATER TOWER AND RAILINGS, GREEN LANE

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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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Location

Statutory Address:
GREEN LANE SCHOOL MAIN SCHOOL WITH ATTACHED WATER TOWER AND RAILINGS, GREEN LANE

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

District:
Bradford (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SE 15474 34021

Details

The following shall be added:- SE 1534 SW - SE 1533 GREEN LANE (south side) 31/475 - 34/475 Green Lane School Main School with attached Water Tower and Railings.

GV II

Main school block with attached water tower and railings. 1902. Coursed rubble with ashlar dressings. Slate roofs with coped gables and kneelers. Chamfered eaves, plinth and cill bands. Quoins. North front, has single storey triple gabled facade. 2 central 3 light cross mullion windows, flanked by 3, 2 light similar windows. Chamfered lintel band and 2 further bands in gables with central quatrofoils. Inscribed 'BOARD SCHOOL 1902'. West front has projecting entrance porch, to north, with tall pyramidal roof. A double door with 2 light mullion overlight and to the left a 2-light cross mullion window. Low wall with spearhead railings connects with massive square water tower with deep chamfered band and 2 tall roundheaded lancets, to each face, topped by projecting cornice and parapet. To south a single storey wing with 3, 2 light cross mullion windows, then a 2 storey range approached up a ramp with a small projecting porch to right with pointed entrance arch. To the left 3, 2 light-mullion windows, and above 4 smaller similar windows. Beyond a 2 storey block, at basement level, with 4, 3 light cross mullion windows and 4 smaller similar windows above. South front, 2 storey, with gabled slightly projecting cross wing to right, and 4 bay range to left with 4, 3 light cross mullion windows, and a small porch, with 4 smaller similar windows above. East front has 2 storey, 4 bay projecting corner wing with attached tall square chimney stack. Remaining east facade mirrors west facade. Attached to the north, a low wall with spearhead railings and 5 sets of gabled gatepiers to Green Lane frontage.

Listing NGR: SE1547434021

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
337368
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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