Chatterton's House and School and Attached Screen Wall
CHATTERTON'S HOUSE AND SCHOOL AND ATTACHED SCREEN WALL, REDCLIFFE WAY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1202490
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jan-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Chatterton's House and School and Attached Screen Wall
- Statutory Address:
- CHATTERTON'S HOUSE AND SCHOOL AND ATTACHED SCREEN WALL, REDCLIFFE WAY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1202490
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jan-1959
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Dec-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Chatterton's House and School and Attached Screen Wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHATTERTON'S HOUSE AND SCHOOL AND ATTACHED SCREEN WALL, REDCLIFFE WAY
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:
- CHATTERTON'S HOUSE AND SCHOOL AND ATTACHED SCREEN WALL, REDCLIFFE WAY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Bristol (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 59218 72393
Details
BRISTOL
ST5972 REDCLIFFE WAY 901-1/42/235 (North side) 08/01/59 Chatterton's House and School and attached screen wall (Formerly Listed as: REDCLIFFE WAY (North side) Chatterton's House and School)
GV II
House and screen wall. Dated 1749. Limestone ashlar, render, brick eaves stacks and hipped pantile roof. Double-depth plan. 2 storeys; 3-window range. Central doorway has a flat canopy on thick, scrolled brackets over a C20 porch, with 6/6-pane sash windows in flush boxes and a parapet. A plaque above the door reads THIS HOUSE WAS CREATED BY GILES MALPAS... AD 1749, and a second reads THE BIRTHPLACE OF THOMAS CHATTERTON. Along the right-hand end is an ashlar screen wall, one storey; 2-window range: symmetrical with a pediment on rusticated pilasters with 2 keyed, segmental-headed windows with architraves; flanking sections are set back with keyed doorways, Pennant cills, a C20 door to the left and inserted sash window to the right. INTERIOR not inspected. HISTORICAL NOTE: Thomas Chatterton the boy poet was born and schooled here, under his father the school master.
Listing NGR: ST5921872393
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 380313
- 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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