Former Primary School
FORMER PRIMARY SCHOOL, SWINDON STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1185129
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jul-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Former Primary School
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER PRIMARY SCHOOL, SWINDON STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1185129
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jul-1976
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 20-Sept-1979
- List Entry Name:
- Former Primary School
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER PRIMARY SCHOOL, SWINDON 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:
- FORMER PRIMARY SCHOOL, SWINDON STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Swindon (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Highworth
- National Grid Reference:
- SU2007192203
Details
1.
5410 HIGHWORTH SWINDON STREET
(east side)
Former Primary School
(formerly listed as
Old Infants School
under Swindon Road)
SU 2092 SW 18/344 7.7.76
II GV
2.
Datestone "Erected A.D.1835". Small Gothic school with house in visually
very important position. Stone with slate roof. Various additions.
Front: 2 storeys coursed rubble with 2 large ashlar chimneys. One-three-one
bays (the outer ones added probably circa 1840) with chamfered corners. Central
gable with cope for bellcote, panel under. Two flanking small pane glazing
bar sashes. Projecting stone porch with chamfered piers and 6 panel door
flanked by modern glazed sun parlours. Side wings each have a 2 light glazing
bar casement on first floor with quoins, right hand wing a triangular headed
ledged door. Return: one bay with triangular headed ground floor windows.
Extended 1850s to south with 3 school rooms - 3 bays with simplified 'Y' tracery
windows leading up to 2 taller gables of cross buildings of school rooms,
initials 'AC' and 'RE' in apexes. Interior of later school rooms have arch-braced
collar trusses.
Listing NGR: SU2007192203
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 318474
- 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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