Old School House, Including Gate and Railings
OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, INCLUDING GATE AND RAILINGS, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1177847
- Date first listed:
- 10-May-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Old School House, Including Gate and Railings
- Statutory Address:
- OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, INCLUDING GATE AND RAILINGS, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1177847
- Date first listed:
- 10-May-1961
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 16-May-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Old School House, Including Gate and Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, INCLUDING GATE AND RAILINGS, CHURCH 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:
- OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, INCLUDING GATE AND RAILINGS, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Broadland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Coltishall
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 27085 19785
Details
TG 2619 COLTISHALL CHURCH STREET (north)
8/13 Old School House, 10.5.61 including Gate and Railings. (Formerly listed as School House.)
G.V. II
Former Free School and master's house, c.1720, of red brick and 'French' pantiles. 2 storeys and attics with single storey outshut at rear. Facade of 5 bays, with central raised and fielded 6 panel door with fanlight. C19 sash windows in original openings with gauged brick arches to ground floor. Rendered plinth, brick platband at first floor level. Moulded timber-eaves. Parapet gables with moulded brick kneelers and brick tumbling in. Gable stacks. 3 dormers with 2-light casement windows with wrought iron lights. The outer dormers have pedimented gables, the central dormer has a semi- circular head. All have moulded timber verges. Interior mainly of c.1875. Most doors early C18 raised and fielded 2 panel type. Dining room fireplace, re-located from first floor in late C20, with lugged timber surround, pulvinated frieze and dentilled cornice possibly c.1740. Staggered butt purlin roof with tapered tenons. Late C19 forecourt railings on dwarf brick wall, cast iron columnar gate posts with finials and wrought iron gate with over- throw. Former "Free School" built by the parish for the education of 10 poor children in consequence of "Chapman's Charity" of 1718. Later known as the endowed school. Converted to schoolmasters house c.1875 when amalgamated with the nearby National School. Further Report of the Commissioners (County of Norfolk) History of Horstead and Stanninghall. P. Millican.
Listing NGR: TG2708519785
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 228146
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Millican, P, History of Horstead and Stanninghall, ()
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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