Burford Primary School Together With Forecourt Wall and Railings
BURFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL TOGETHER WITH FORECOURT WALL AND RAILINGS, PRIORY LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1224756
- Date first listed:
- 01-Mar-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Burford Primary School Together With Forecourt Wall and Railings
- Statutory Address:
- BURFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL TOGETHER WITH FORECOURT WALL AND RAILINGS, PRIORY LANE
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- Date:
- 2002-07-29
- Reference:
- IOE01/08527/12
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1224756
- Date first listed:
- 01-Mar-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Burford Primary School Together With Forecourt Wall and Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- BURFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL TOGETHER WITH FORECOURT WALL AND RAILINGS, PRIORY LANE
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:
- BURFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL TOGETHER WITH FORECOURT WALL AND RAILINGS, PRIORY LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Burford
- National Grid Reference:
- SP2510412346
Details
BURFORD AND UPTON PRIORY IANE
AND SIGNET (North side)
SP2512 (Enlargement) Burford Primary School
7/65 together with fore-
court wall and
railings.
GV II
Primary school and boundary wall and railings. Dated 1877. Coursed and
squared rubble, plain tile roof. Vernacular style-see the coped gables
with steps (party traceried), the cut and shaped finials, the mullioned
windows with transoms and cornices. Single storey. 3 gables to front,
the left-hand gable projects by one bay and is wider with corbelled
finials, 3-light window, string between gable steps with lozenge date
panel. The two right-hand gables break through the eaves and have side
pilasters with ball - finials; they flank a broached chimney with diagonal
shaft (base only). Base of diagonal-shafted chimney - pair at junction of
ridges. Heavy bellcote to east gable with arched opening. Entered from
low extension with gable to left over moulded elliptical-head doorway and
the 3-light transom window with cornice, corbelled ball-finials, extended
by short bay to right.
The boundary wall is in rubble and has chamfered coping with wall-
buttresses carrying ball-copped dies, short railings with flattened heads
between and 3 gateways. Railings link school and wall.
Listing NGR: SP2510412346
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 420901
- 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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