Wesleyan School With Boundary Wall
WESLEYAN SCHOOL WITH BOUNDARY WALL, EASTON SQUARE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1203081
- Date first listed:
- 17-May-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Wesleyan School With Boundary Wall
- Statutory Address:
- WESLEYAN SCHOOL WITH BOUNDARY WALL, EASTON SQUARE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1203081
- Date first listed:
- 17-May-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Wesleyan School With Boundary Wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- WESLEYAN SCHOOL WITH BOUNDARY WALL, EASTON SQUARE
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:
- WESLEYAN SCHOOL WITH BOUNDARY WALL, EASTON SQUARE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Portland
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 69122 71840
Details
PORTLAND
SY6871 EASTON SQUARE, Easton 969-1/4/40 (West side) Wesleyan School with boundary wall
GV II
Church hall, formerly Wesleyan school. Dated 1878 on porch. Coursed and squared slightly rock-faced Portland stone or rubble, slate roofs. A cruciform building, but probably built first as a single hall to which 'transept' and rear wing added (see coped gable to rear of front block). E front has triple lancet with oculus in plate tracery to pointed arch with drip course, flanked at lower level with single lancets, all under coped gable with bellcote; gabled square porch with blocked plank doors to pointed arch under inscription WESLEYAN 1878 SCHOOL. To right and left are plank doors in deep chamfered surrounds. Rubble returns, that to S partly concealed, but includes one pointed light, and to N are 3 pointed lights to flush quoins and heavy cills, and 2 lofty eaves stacks; this side linked to main Church (qv) by 1906 wall with door. South 'transept' coped gable with kneelers over plain wall. Back wing has 3 tall flush lights under coped gable with kneelers, and a central ridge stack. In the re-entrant on N side a boiler house and large square stack, also a small-paned casement. Across front of property a dwarf wall, formerly with railings; at the left end a tall square gate pier to cross-gabled roll-top capping. Included mainly for group value.
Listing NGR: SY6912271840
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 381934
- 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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