Former William Gibbs School
FORMER WILLIAM GIBBS SCHOOL, ORCHARD PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1240317
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Former William Gibbs School
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER WILLIAM GIBBS SCHOOL, ORCHARD PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1240317
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Former William Gibbs School
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER WILLIAM GIBBS SCHOOL, ORCHARD PLACE
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:
- FORMER WILLIAM GIBBS SCHOOL, ORCHARD PLACE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Swale (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Faversham
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 01872 61366
Details
ORCHARD PLACE 1. 5282 Former William Gibbs School TR 0161 SE 3/31 II
2. Former school. Dated 1882 on terracotta plaque on front elevation. Built by Richard Gibbs, a tea planter, and named in honour of his brother William Gibbs a local amateur archaeologist.In Queen Anne style. Built of red brick with some stone dressings, terracotta panels and tiled roof with alternately 4 bands of scolloped and 4 bands of plain tiles, terracotta ridge tiles and clustered ribbed brick chimney stacks. Asymmetrical plan of 2 storeys, attic and basement. South elevation has brick dentil cornice, moulded bands and plinth. 6 windows. Left side projecting bay with gabled attic window with wooden bargeboard and projecting 3 light bay through ground and first floors with end pilasters and triple cambered sashes divided by stone fluted Ionic pilasters and with keystones. Panelled parapet. Terracotta panels between ground and lst floors, with central female bust and end panels of apples. 2nd bay from left has tall sash with horns and keystone; 3rd bay has projecting 2 storey porch with 1st floor tall sash with horns and keystone and ground floor porch with brick ogee arch. 4 panelled door, the top 2 panels glazed. 4th bay has gabled tile hung attic storey with 1 triple mullioned and transomed window and 3 light canted bay to ground and first floors. 1st floor cambered arched mullioned and transomed windows with keystones. Ground floor flat arched window divided by brick pilasters. Panelled parapet and semi-circular floral terracotta panels between floors. 2 right side end bays have 2 cambered mullioned and transomed casements with keystones. Terracotta panels between floors, one with pomegranates the other with oranges(?)and dated 1882. East elevation is of 2 storeys and has to left a 3 light canted bay with mullioned and transomed casements and floral terracotta panel above 1st floor and semi-circular floral patterns above ground floor. Projecting portion with one storey gabled section with buttresses and 6 light mullioned and transomed casement. To right is a further 2 storey portion with 1:2 windows, one 5 light mullioned and transomed window and one 2 light cambered window with keystone to ground floor. West elevation has 2 gabled semi-dormers and irregular fenestration of sashes with keystones.
Listing NGR: TR0187361372
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 438703
- 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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