Somerby County Primary School
SOMERBY COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1177755
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jan-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Somerby County Primary School
- Statutory Address:
- SOMERBY COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1177755
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jan-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Somerby County Primary School
- Statutory Address 1:
- SOMERBY COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL, HIGH STREET
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:
- SOMERBY COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- Melton (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Somerby
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 77781 10543
Details
SK 7610 - 7710 SOMERBY HIGH STREET
(south side) 19/136 Somerby County Primary School
II
School, 1876, restored late C20. Coursed and squared ironstone and artificial stone, with moulded brick and ashlar dressings, chamfered plinth, coped gables with kneelers and finials, billeted moulded brick eaves, coped grouped brick ridge stack and late C20 lateral brick stack. Single and 2 storeys, 3 unequal bays. L-plan. Front has to right a projecting gabled wing with a buttress to left, a moulded pointed doorway with recessed C20 glazed door, and to its right a canted bay window with a 2 light cross mullioned window with plain sashes and single flanking sashes. Above, to left, a blank roundel and to right, a mullioned double sash. Above again, to left, a stepped pyramidal base carrying a restored octagonal louvred wooden bell turret with cross gabled leaded cap topped by an ornate wind vane. Beyond, to right, a hipped corner porch with a close boarded door. Beyond to left, set back range with 2 two light mullioned casements. Beyond again, gabled wing with a coped lean-to porch on each side. Central gable has a graduated transomed triple lancet window with casements. Each porch has a chamfered 4 centred arched doorway with a close boarded door. Porches have at the side, 3 small casements with chamfered surrounds. East gable has a graduated triple lancet opening with casements. West gable, rebuilt late C20, has 2 small casements, and to left, porch with a similar casement. Above, 2 casements. Above again, a blank quatrefoil.
Listing NGR: SK7778110543
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 189893
- 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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