The Old School

THE OLD SCHOOL, SCHOOL SQUARE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1140422
Date first listed:
06-Nov-1986
List Entry Name:
The Old School
Statutory Address:
THE OLD SCHOOL, SCHOOL SQUARE
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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1140422
Date first listed:
06-Nov-1986
List Entry Name:
The Old School
Statutory Address 1:
THE OLD SCHOOL, SCHOOL SQUARE

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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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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
THE OLD SCHOOL, SCHOOL SQUARE

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

County:
Derbyshire
District:
Erewash (District Authority)
Parish:
West Hallam
National Grid Reference:
SK 43111 41197

Details

PARISH OF WEST HALLAM SCHOOL SQUARE SK 44 SW 2/104 (South Side) The Old School II

School, now two cottages. 1832. Red brick with gritstone dressings. Plain tile roof, stone coped gables with moulded kneelers. Brick ridge stack and truncated gable stack. Single storey. Chamfered plinth. North elevation of five bays. The right hand bay is two storeys and was the master's house. It projects, forming an L-plan. No windows to the ground floor and a 2-light recessed and chamfered mullion window above with returned hoodmould. The return elevation has a similar 3-light window. Symmetrical elevation of school to left. Full height gabled porch in the centre has a Tudor arched doorway with square hoodmould. Panelled door and overlight. Sunk panel above with an inscription about the funding of the school. Stone panel above again with AD 1832 inscribed in relief. Flanked on each side by a 2-light and a 3-light recessed and chamfered mullion window with returned hoodmoulds. The windows have decorative geometrical patterned leading.

Listing NGR: SK4311141197

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Legacy System number:
352307
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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