School House
18 19, THE VILLAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1159085
- Date first listed:
- 10-May-1967
- List Entry Name:
- School House
- Statutory Address:
- 18 19, THE VILLAGE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1159085
- Date first listed:
- 10-May-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 07-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- School House
- Statutory Address 1:
- 18 19, THE VILLAGE
- Statutory Address 2:
- SCHOOL HOUSE, 17, THE VILLAGE
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:
- 18 19, THE VILLAGE
- Statutory Address:
- SCHOOL HOUSE, 17, THE VILLAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Brancepeth
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 22167 38036
Details
BRANCEPETH THE VILLAGE NZ 23 NW (East side) 5/39 Inset No. 17 (School House), 10/5/67 Nos. 18 and 19 (formerly listed as School House, 18 Brancepeth, 19 Brancepeth) GV II
Former village school and master's house, now 3 dwellings. Dated 1857 on chimney, converted into houses in mid C20. Coursed sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings. Graduated green slate roofs and ashlar chimney stacks. Tudor style. Long centre block with projecting cross-gabled wing at right (former master's house, now No. 17) and former gabled porch at left (now part of No. 19). Centre block: single storey with C20 attics, 4 bays. Central truncated external chimney with dated plaque. Flanking chamfered doorways under hoodmoulds stepped up over blank shields. Doorway at left moved from original position in porch. Three 3-light C20 casements in altered chamfered surrounds. Eaves raised and 4 large, hip-roofed dormers inserted. Steeply- pitched roof with truncated central ridge stack and tall cylindrical end stacks. Small gabled porch at left has C20 3-light window and projecting gabled bellcote with single pointed opening. 2-storey wing at right: cross window on ground floor and 2-light window above, both under hoodmoulds; coped gable with square kneelers; transverse ridge chimney with 3 cylindrical stacks; chamfered doorway in 2-bay. right return. Included for group value. Later C20 additions on rear of not of interest.
Listing NGR: NZ2216738036
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 109920
- 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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