Academy House
ACADEMY HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1229046
- Date first listed:
- 28-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Academy House
- Statutory Address:
- ACADEMY HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1229046
- Date first listed:
- 28-Nov-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Academy House
- Statutory Address 1:
- ACADEMY HOUSE, HIGH STREET
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:
- ACADEMY HOUSE, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Farndon
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 41345 54574
Details
SJ 45 SW FARNDON C.P. HIGH STREET South Side
2/39 Academy House
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GV II
House, late C18 with earlier internal features. Local brown brick in Flemish bond with grey slate roof. Rusticated quoins terminate in swept-out copings to gables. Of 3 storeys and 3 windows, symmetrical, with slightly projecting central bay. Replaced door of 6 fielded panels; 16-pane sashes to lower storey; 12-pane sash flanked by 16-pane sashes to 2nd storey; 6-pane sash flanked by 8-pane sashes to 3rd storey; all sashes flush. The interior has some oak beams and, in the left bay, an altered inglenook; 1 door of 3 oak boards. Up to the late C19 the house was more elaborate in expression; eaves cornice, finials and a Roman Doric porch have been removed (engraving in owner's hands). The house used to contain a school.
Listing NGR: SJ4134554574
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 403437
- 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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