Hurstpierpoint College
HURSTPIERPOINT COLLEGE, COLLEGE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1194726
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jun-1980
- List Entry Name:
- Hurstpierpoint College
- Statutory Address:
- HURSTPIERPOINT COLLEGE, COLLEGE LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1194726
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jun-1980
- List Entry Name:
- Hurstpierpoint College
- Statutory Address 1:
- HURSTPIERPOINT COLLEGE, COLLEGE LANE
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:
- HURSTPIERPOINT COLLEGE, COLLEGE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- West Sussex
- District:
- Mid Sussex (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 28993 17576
Details
HURSTPIERPOINT COLLEGE LANE 1. 5405 Hurstpierpoint College TQ 21 NE 19/100 26/6/80 II
2. St John's College, Hurstpierpoint, was the second school established by Nathanial Woodard, founded in 1849. In 1850 it was established in The Mansion House Hurstpierpoint and in 1853 moved into its permanent buildings. These were designed by R.C.Carpenter but largely built after his death by his partner, William Slater, and his son, R.H. Carpenter. They are in Gothic style and built of flints with tiled roofs. They form 2 quadrangles, the southern one open on the south side, with narrow pointer or trefoil-headed ws. The chapel and Hall form the north side of the north quadrangle. The Chapel at the east end has 7 bays, 4 of them projecting beyond the esst side of the quadrangle. Pointed w. of Decorated type flanked by buttresses. At the west end of the Chapel are short transepts which form an ante-chapel, lit by a larger similar w. and above a tower added in 1929. The interior has very beautiful intern stalls. To the west again is a small covered passage, also adder in 1929 to join the Chapel to the Ball. the latter is on the first floor with the diningroom beneath it. These have 5 bays flanked by buttresses. The ws. on the first floor have flatter pointed heads, Those on the ground floor consist of pairs of trefoil-headed lancets.
Listing NGR: TQ2899317576
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 302590
- 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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