Ivy Dene and School Villas
IVY DENE AND SCHOOL VILLAS, COURSE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1196622
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Ivy Dene and School Villas
- Statutory Address:
- IVY DENE AND SCHOOL VILLAS, COURSE LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1196622
- Date first listed:
- 11-Aug-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Ivy Dene and School Villas
- Statutory Address 1:
- IVY DENE AND SCHOOL VILLAS, COURSE 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:
- IVY DENE AND SCHOOL VILLAS, COURSE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- West Lancashire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Newburgh
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 48283 10236
Details
NEWBURGH
SD4810 COURSE LANE 663-1/6/112 (South West side) 11/08/72 Ivy Dene and School Villas
GV II
School, now 2 dwellings. Probably late C17 or early C18; altered in C18 and C19. Coursed squared sandstone, stone slate roof with some composition tiles. T-plan formed by main range on east-west axis with wing to centre of south side. Two storeys with a 4-bay north facade; a 1st-floor band carried round, and coped gables which have the stumps of apex and kneeler finials. The principal distinctive features are large, almost semicircular arched mullion-and-transom windows: one at each end of the north side, which also has C20 (or restored) coupled cross-windows in the centre, a 2-light mullioned window under a gablet above these, and a gabled porch at the west end with a small 2-light window above; a similarly arched 8-light window at ground floor of the east gable and a 6-light mullion-and-transom window above; a similarly arched 6-light window at 1st floor of the gable of the south wing, which has a 3-light mullioned window at ground floor; and another arched 6-light window at ground floor of the bay beyond, which has a 3-light mullioned window under a gablet at 1st floor. In addition, the east angle of the wing has a C20 glazed porch to an inserted doorway, the east side of the wing has a 3-light mullioned window at ground floor and a chamfered one-light window and a square sunk panel at 1st floor, and its west side has a wooden lean-to porch at ground floor and a one-light window above. Two ridge chimneys and gable chimney at west end. Forms group with The Old school House (q.v.) now linked to the west end.
Listing NGR: SD4828310236
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 386350
- 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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