The Adult Education Centre
THE ADULT EDUCATION CENTRE, 25, WEST STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1258396
- Date first listed:
- 29-Dec-1972
- List Entry Name:
- The Adult Education Centre
- Statutory Address:
- THE ADULT EDUCATION CENTRE, 25, WEST STREET
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- Date:
- 2000-08-06
- Reference:
- IOE01/12986/25
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1258396
- Date first listed:
- 29-Dec-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Feb-1995
- List Entry Name:
- The Adult Education Centre
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE ADULT EDUCATION CENTRE, 25, WEST 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:
- THE ADULT EDUCATION CENTRE, 25, WEST STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Waverley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Farnham
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 83744 46747
Details
1099 WEST STREET (South East Side) No 25, The Adult Education Centre
Formerly listed as WEST STREET (South East Side) No 25 (West Surrey College of Art and Design)
SU 8346 NE 5/324
II GV Formerly Farnham Grammar School. Front to West Street of 2 storeys, 4 bays. The East bay of this built in 1872; the remainder rebuilt about 1895 according to the design of Paxton Watson. End bays project forward and have gabled attic storeys; stone string courses. Red tiled roof. Yellow brick front. Projecting plinth; stone quioins and dressings. Transomed and mullioned windows. From left to right in gabled attic storeys, small lancet window in left hand end bay and small 2-light casement window in right hand end bay. Elsewhere windows in two tiers. In left hand end bay, window of 4 light on 1st floor, each light with pointed head; dripstone. Band below bearing the following inscription: "1611. Schola Grammaticalis. 1872" On ground floor, 3-light window; square headed stone doorway; single-light window. Bay 3 has 1 window of 4 lights on both 1st and ground floors. Bay 4 at right hand end, has windows of 4 lights aboveand of 5 loghts below. Wrought iron lamp bracket and quadranglar light below. (See N Temple, "Farnham Buildings and people Pg. 145)
Nos 18, 37, 43 , 45 and all the listed buildings on the south-east side from Nos 19 to 46 (consec) (including wrought iron screen before Vernon House). Form a group.
Listing NGR: SU8374246745
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 444384
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Temple, N, Farnham Buildings and People, (), 145
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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