Former St Josephs School
FORMER ST JOSEPHS SCHOOL, HOWARD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1255154
- Date first listed:
- 12-Dec-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Former St Josephs School
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER ST JOSEPHS SCHOOL, HOWARD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1255154
- Date first listed:
- 12-Dec-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Former St Josephs School
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER ST JOSEPHS SCHOOL, HOWARD ROAD
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 ST JOSEPHS SCHOOL, HOWARD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sheffield (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 33565 88152
Details
SHEFFIELD
SK38NW HOWARD ROAD 784-1/5/442 (South East side) Former St Joseph's School
II
Roman Catholic school, now architects' offices. Dated 1889, converted and restored 1990. Coursed squared stone with ashlar dressings and steep pitched plain tile roofs with 2 large gable and 2 side wall stacks, all coped, and 2 gabled louvred ventilators. Renaissance Revival style. H-plan. EXTERIOR: ground floor sillband, coped gables. Single storey plus basement; 6 window range. Windows are mainly stone mullioned cross casements with glazing bars. Central bay has broken segmental pediment with pedimented dormer containing a niche and figure. Below, porch with shouldered coped gable and chamfered stone doorcase with cornice on brackets, and panelled double door. Above the door, a dated panel. Outside, steps with ramped coped balustrade walls. In each return, a small window. Beyond, on each side, a 2-light window. Side bays have a large through-eaves dormer with a 4-light window. Under the right window, a 2-light basement window. Wings have shouldered round topped gables containing an oval glazing bar window with hoodmould. Below, a 4-light window with cornice on brackets. Right wing has a smaller 4-light window to the basement. Left return has four 2-light casements. INTERIOR has central hall with plaster groin vault, divided by original glazed wooden screens.
Listing NGR: SK3356588152
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 458822
- 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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