Education Department and front wall
Education Department and front wall, Oriel Road
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1198913
- Date first listed:
- 17-Jan-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Education Department and front wall
- Statutory Address:
- Education Department and front wall, Oriel Road
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- Date:
- 2001-06-30
- Reference:
- IOE01/06044/32
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1198913
- Date first listed:
- 17-Jan-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Education Department and front wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- Education Department and front wall, Oriel Road
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:
- Education Department and front wall, Oriel Road
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sefton (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 34064 94747
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 22/10/2015
SJ 39 SW
11/19
BOOTLE
ORIEL ROAD (east side),
Education Department and front wall
GV
II
Library and museum, now offices. 1886. By J. Johnson. Rock-faced stone with ashlar dressings, slate roof. Two storeys, five bays. Faceted plinth and top panelled frieze,
cornice and parapet with finials; flat pilasters to ends and flanking first bay. Ground floor windows are paired, with round tympana with roundels and foliage, archivolts and imposts. First bay entrance is round headed with key, consoled entablature with panel above inscribed "FREE LIBRARY/AND/MUSEUM" and date in segmental pediment. First floor first bay round-headed window has open pediment, other bays have rectangular panels. Parapet over first bay has roundel with arms supporting two seated figures; pavilion roof.
Low front wall with granite bollards supporting lamp standards with C20 lamps and cast iron bollards in form of light houses supporting chains.
Listing NGR: SJ3406494747
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 216419
- 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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