Otley Westgate First School Eastern Block (Original School) With Playground Wall to Front and Side
OTLEY WESTGATE FIRST SCHOOL EASTERN BLOCK (ORIGINAL SCHOOL) WITH PLAYGROUND WALL TO FRONT AND SIDE, ILKLEY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1135229
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Otley Westgate First School Eastern Block (Original School) With Playground Wall to Front and Side
- Statutory Address:
- OTLEY WESTGATE FIRST SCHOOL EASTERN BLOCK (ORIGINAL SCHOOL) WITH PLAYGROUND WALL TO FRONT AND SIDE, ILKLEY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1135229
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Otley Westgate First School Eastern Block (Original School) With Playground Wall to Front and Side
- Statutory Address 1:
- OTLEY WESTGATE FIRST SCHOOL EASTERN BLOCK (ORIGINAL SCHOOL) WITH PLAYGROUND WALL TO FRONT AND SIDE, ILKLEY 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:
- OTLEY WESTGATE FIRST SCHOOL EASTERN BLOCK (ORIGINAL SCHOOL) WITH PLAYGROUND WALL TO FRONT AND SIDE, ILKLEY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Leeds (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Otley
- National Grid Reference:
- SE1964845276
Details
ILKLEY ROAD
1.
1480 (South Side)
SE 1845 & SE 1945
Otley Westgate First School:
3/255 eastern block (original
school) with playground wall
to front and side
II GV
2.
Mill school with playground wall to front and side. 1871 for Messrs Duncan (mill
owners). Rock-faced stone, Welsh slate roof. In Gothic style. Single storey
9 bays, the 2 left bays projecting as gabled wing. Offset buttress. Wing: gabled
porch on right has diagonal buttresses and steps up to 6-panel double door with
fan-light in pointed-arched surround of 2 orders on colonnettes. On left of porch,
window of 3 triangular- headed lights with colonnettes and relieving arch.
Sexfoiled oculus in gable. Rest of range in rhythm a,b,a,b,a,b,a, the'a' bays
each having a window of 2 segmental-arched lights with colonnette, the 'b' bays
gabled and each having a pointed-arched window of 2 cusped lights with colonnette and
sexfoil over. All gables have kneelers, roll-moulded coping and leafy finials.
Crested ridge tiles, partly broken, and remnants of 2 ridge louvres. Rear: short
wing projects on right; windows of 2 triangular-headed lights to bays 1,2,6 and 7;
gabled range added to bay 4/5; between this and bay 3, eaves stack with 2 small
slate louvred pointed-arched openings in base. Right return: window of 2 cusped
lights with sexfoil over. Left return: 4 bays, windows as rear and separated by
buttresses. Running along front of school is tall wall with chamfered coping
supporting railings with decorative base band and alternately plain and moulded
finials to bars; wide, intermediate, stone piers. Wall returns on left as tall
wall between school and alley.
Listing NGR: SE1964845276
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 341508
- 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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