Swanwick Hall School
SWANWICK HALL SCHOOL, DERBY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1159205
- Date first listed:
- 13-Jul-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Swanwick Hall School
- Statutory Address:
- SWANWICK HALL SCHOOL, DERBY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1159205
- Date first listed:
- 13-Jul-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Swanwick Hall School
- Statutory Address 1:
- SWANWICK HALL SCHOOL, DERBY 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:
- SWANWICK HALL SCHOOL, DERBY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Derbyshire
- District:
- Amber Valley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Swanwick
- National Grid Reference:
- SK4050053060
Details
SK 45 SW
4/116
13.7.66
SWANWICK
DERBY ROAD
(east side)
Swanwick Hall School
GV
II
House, now school. Mid C18 with late C19 additions and alterations, converted
to school and extended by G Widdows in 1930's, also with 1959 additions. Red
brick with stone and gauged brick dressings, slate and plain tile roofs. C18
part of three storeys and three bays flanked by recessed late C19 3 bay wing
to right and 2 bay wing to left; to rear of each wing there are 1930's classroom
ranges with linking corridor to north forming rear courtyard. C18 house has
stone plinth and steps up to central pedimented stone Tuscan doorcase with pulvinated
frieze and half glazed door. To either side there are 12 pane sashes and above
there are three 9 pane sashes. Above again three smaller 9 pane sashes. All
windows below flat gauged brick arches. Dentilled stone cornice and hipped slate
roof with central square lantern, also topped by hipped roof. Capped brick side
wall stacks. Wing to right has wide doorcase to left with panelled door flanked
by side lights below flat gauged brick arch with stone keyblock and bracketed
stone hood. To right is a sash in pilastered stone surround supporting oriel
window above, a moulded oval window with keystoned surround and a shell headed
niche in pilastered surround also supporting oriel window above. Two canted
stone oriels have sashes to each side, to left over the doorcase is a semi-circular
headed fixed small pane window below flat brick arch. All sashes to this wing
have glazing bars to upper sash and plain lower sashes. Continuous first floor
and sill stringcourses moulded stone cornice and ramped brick parapets above.
Left wing has large canted ground floor bay with balustrade parapet, full height
C20 windows to each side. Two C20 windows below flat brick arches above, moulded
stone cornice and brick parapets over. Slate roofs to both wings, right wing
with hipped roof, both with brick stacks. Left wing dated 1891. Rear elevation
of C18 house has sashes below flat brick arches and central stone porch with
pedimented doorcase. Widdows classroom extensions have central tall semi-circular
archways through the wings, flanked by narrow ramped walls and classrooms to
either side with open timber arcaded corridors to front, small paned windows
and hipped plain tile roofs. Interior of original hall has late C19 cantilevered
open well staircase with twisted and straight metal balusters, wreathed and ramped
handrail and stone steps. Original C18 cornices and doors throughout. George
Widdows was the County Architect in the early years of this century and pioneered
healthier designs for school buildings, introducing extra ventilation and verandah
corridors.
Listing NGR: SK4050053060
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 79158
- 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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