The Old School
THE OLD SCHOOL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1229600
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Old School
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD SCHOOL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1229600
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Old School
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD SCHOOL
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:
- THE OLD SCHOOL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Hunstanworth
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 95143 48389
Details
HUNSTANWORTH TOWNFIELD NY 94 NE 5/88 (inset) The Old School
GV II
School, now house. Circa 1863 by S.S. Teulon for Rev. Daniel Capper. Snecked sandstone of various colours with ashlar dressings and some quoins; roof of blue slates with some green slates. Ecclesiastical style. One storey, 4 bays and round north apse. East elevation has French doors inserted in third bay, partly replacing a group of 3 lancets; 3 grouped lancets in flanking bays; first bay blank; buttressed right apse has groups of 3 cusped lancets. 3 pairs of inserted roof lights in roof, rounded over apse, with wrought-iron finial. Left end chimney. West elevation has gabled projection at left, of one storey, one bay. Right porch partly obscured by additions.
C20 addition at right on west elevation not of interest.
Listing NGR: NY9514348389
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 404391
- 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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