Gatehouse and Bursar's Office, Bradfield College
Gatehouse and Bursar's Office, Bradfield College, Rectory Lane, Bradfield
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1212415
- Date first listed:
- 29-Nov-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Gatehouse and Bursar's Office, Bradfield College
- Statutory Address:
- Gatehouse and Bursar's Office, Bradfield College, Rectory Lane, Bradfield
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1212415
- Date first listed:
- 29-Nov-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Gatehouse and Bursar's Office, Bradfield College
- Statutory Address 1:
- Gatehouse and Bursar's Office, Bradfield College, Rectory Lane, Bradfield
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:
- Gatehouse and Bursar's Office, Bradfield College, Rectory Lane, Bradfield
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bradfield
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 60477 72593
Details
SU 6072
12/18
BRADFIELD
RECTORY LANE (north-west side)
Gatehouse and Bursars Office, Bradfield College
GV
II
Gatehouse and bursar's office, formerly barn. C16 barn, rebuilt and added to circa 1865, probably by Sir George Gilbert Scott. C16 flint and red brick plinth with stone dressed buttresses; later work of red brick with grey diapering, flint with brick dressings and lacing courses, first floor to left with diapered tile hanging, and timber framed first floor above entrance off-centre to right with curved bracing and herringbone brick nogging. Old tile roof, slightly lower to right. Large projecting gabled semi dormer above entrance off-centre to right with timber framing and brick nogging in gable, and three-light casement. Two tile hung gabled semi dormers to right with two-light casements, and three tile hung gabled semi dormers to left, two to left with three sashes and one to right with one sash. End stack to left, central ridge stack, and stack to front between second and third semi dormers from left, diapered and multi-shafted with oversailing tops. One and a half storeys. Small twin sash under eaves between third and fourth semi dormer from left. Three ground floor three-light casements to left and one C20 casement to right. Large vehicular entrance off-centre to right with wrought iron gates. One casement on each floor in gable end to right.
North-west front: two tile hung gabled semi dormers to right with twin sashes, two gabled semi dormers to left with timber framing and brick nogging in gables and two-light casements. One one-light and one two-light casement in ground floor to right. Doorway at side under vehicular entrance to left.
Listing NGR: SU6047772593
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 396924
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Berkshire, (1975), 97-98
Ditchfield, P H, Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Berkshire, (1923), 395-396
Frowde, H, History of Bradfield College, (1900)
Blackie, J, Bradfield College 1850-1978, ()
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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