St Giles Church of England School
ST GILES CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1233869
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jul-1995
- List Entry Name:
- St Giles Church of England School
- Statutory Address:
- ST GILES CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1233869
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jul-1995
- List Entry Name:
- St Giles Church of England School
- Statutory Address 1:
- ST GILES CHURCH OF ENGLAND 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:
- ST GILES CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Braintree (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Great Maplestead
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 80805 34700
Details
The following building shall be added to the list:-
TL 83 SW GREAT MAPLESTEAD
4/10004 St Giles Church of England School
II
School, formerly schoolrooms and house. Completed in 1863 and designed by William White for a Mrs Mary Gee of Colne house, Earls Colne. Built of red brick in English bond with use of polychromy to accentuate the window heads and stringcourses and some Caen stone dressings Tiled roof and brick chimneystacks. Schoolrooms to right of 2 bays divided by buttresses. Windows are 9 pane casements. Right side elevation has Caen stone pointed transomed window of 3 lights. Left side has 2 trefoil windows and central buttress with shouldered arch details. Rear elevation has 2 projecting gables. Former schoolmaster's house is linked to the school by a combined porch and verandah. Asymmetrical building of 2 storeys 2 windows. Right side projecting gable with one 3-light cambered casement to first floor, similar window and lancet divided by buttress on the ground floor. Three-light casement under gable to right similar window to ground floor, door and tiled verandah supported on chamfered wooden pier. Interior retains folding window shutters.
NGR: TL8080534700
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 409476
- 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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