The School
THE SCHOOL, GAYTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1169013
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The School
- Statutory Address:
- THE SCHOOL, GAYTON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1169013
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1988
- List Entry Name:
- The School
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE SCHOOL, GAYTON 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:
- THE SCHOOL, GAYTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Grimston
- National Grid Reference:
- TF7218421844
Details
TF 72 SW
2/36
GRIMSTON
GAYTON ROAD (east side)
The School
GV
II
School house, 1830, and attached school. 1830, enlarged 1878; small carstone facing with gault brick dressings, pantiles.
House: 3 bays 2 storeys, gable parapets; internal end stacks. Principal facade to south: 4-centred arch to central doorway; hood mould, door with 4-centred head. Windows with Gothick headed lights, of 3 lights to bays 1 and 3, of 2-lights over doorway, all with square hood moulds.
School: school room 3 bays wide and 3 deep of 1850 enlarged 1878 by 2 bay link to school house. School attached to west gable of school house, hipped roof. South facade: 5 bays with large single storeyed gabled porch projecting from bay 3 having doorway to left return; all windows with 4-centred arches, those to bays 1 to 3 with wide gault brick voussoirs, those to bays 4 and 5 with stone hood moulds; single pointed light to bay 1, double pointed light to bay 2 with lozenge above, all lights with vertical glazing bars; triple Gothick headed lights with intersecting tracery to bays 3 and 5. West return with 3 3-light Gothick openings as to bays 4 and 5 of south facade. North facade of schoolroom with single, double and single lights as to bays 1 and 2 of south facade. Porch in angle of school room and link.
Listing NGR: TF7218421844
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 221968
- 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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