Cheriton Primary School
CHERITON PRIMARY SCHOOL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1170450
- Date first listed:
- 26-Aug-1965
- List Entry Name:
- Cheriton Primary School
- Statutory Address:
- CHERITON PRIMARY SCHOOL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1170450
- Date first listed:
- 26-Aug-1965
- List Entry Name:
- Cheriton Primary School
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHERITON PRIMARY SCHOOL
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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:
- CHERITON PRIMARY SCHOOL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- Mid Devon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cheriton Fitzpaine
- National Grid Reference:
- SS 86775 06195
Details
CHERITON FITZPAINE CHERITON FITZPAINE SS 80 NE 7/19 - Cheriton Primary School 26.8.65 - II
School, formerly Poorhouse. C18 and C19, converted to school in C20. Plastered cob and rubble; rubble and brick stacks topped with C20 brick; thatched roof. Long building fronting onto the Church of St Matthew's graveyard to the west. At the right (south) end the first floor room extends over the street carried on an arcade of timber posts. The rest comprises 5 classrooms. Mostly single storey. Irregular 8-window west front. Main door is set left of centre. It is C20, set high in wall and reached by a flight of volcanic stone steps with rubble walls which curve out to circular-section piers; the ashlar coping is weathered slightly on each side. Secondary door immediately to left. Most of windows are tall C20 casements, the 2 towards right have mid C20 brick surrounds. Near right end is a curving oven projection from a disused C18 or C19 stack. The ridge and eaves rise a little left of centre and dip again near left end. Gable-ended left (north) end over exposed rubble end wall with C20 brick dressings. Roof hipped to right (south). First floor includes single C20 iron-framed casement with glazing bars and the 4 plain posts of the arcade rest on volcanic stone pads now included in the kerb of the pavement. The posts are now strengthened with C20 uprights. Rear (east) elevation includes another series of tall C20 windows with glazing bars arranged in the same irregular rhythm as the west front. Interior result of C20 conversion to school. This is thought to be the longest thatch-roofed building in Gt Britain. According to Church Commissioners' report of 1818 the building was then a school and poor-house Source: Devon SMR
Listing NGR: SS8677606189
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 96471
- 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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