Former St Theresa's School

The Old School, Wainwright Place, Ashford, TN24 0PF

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1217768
Date first listed:: 11-Sep-1985
List Entry Name:: Former St Theresa's School
Statutory Address:: The Old School, Wainwright Place, Ashford, TN24 0PF

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1217768
Date first listed:: 11-Sep-1985
List Entry Name:: Former St Theresa's School
Statutory Address 1:: The Old School, Wainwright Place, Ashford, TN24 0PF

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: The Old School, Wainwright Place, Ashford, TN24 0PF

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Kent
District:: Ashford (District Authority)
Parish:: South Willesborough & Newtown
National Grid Reference:: TR 01567 41560

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 2 May 2024 to amend the name and address and reformat the text to current standards

TR 04 SW 3/267

Newtown WAINWRIGHT PLACE The Old School

(Formerly listed as Newtown Primary School)

II

Former School (St Theresa's) 1852. William Tress, architect. Stone rubble with ashlar dressings; later wings on South West of lighter stone. Tile roofs, plain and shaped tile bands alternating; Gothic ashlar stack on North. wing. Three wings with gable fronts to North East, the South wing set back; the South and North wings with slightly later C19 South West extensions; also short additional slightly later North West wing. Single-light,two-light and three-light windows, mostly trefoil and lancet headed; original windows with iron lattice tracery. In the three North East gable fronts from South are two paired lancets with iron tracery and crowning quatrefoils; centre gable front with short two-light trefoiliated window, and tall triple lancet; projecting porch; North gable front with three lancets and tall gabled bellcote on verge of North Pitch, with gabled porch in side return.

Interior C19 Crown post roofs; two tall lancets with iron lattice tracery comprising original South West end wall of South wing. South-Westernmost rear wing has been damaged by fire.

Listing NGR: TR0156741560

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 180077
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.