Waitby and Smardale School
WAITBY AND SMARDALE SCHOOL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268155
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Waitby and Smardale School
- Statutory Address:
- WAITBY AND SMARDALE SCHOOL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1268155
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1996
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 11-Dec-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Waitby and Smardale School
- Statutory Address 1:
- WAITBY AND SMARDALE 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:
- WAITBY AND SMARDALE SCHOOL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Waitby
- National Park:
- Yorkshire Dales
- National Grid Reference:
- NY 74810 07936
Details
WAITBY
NY 70 NW SMARDALE
37-/15/10004 Waitby & Smardale School
II
School, now store. Dated 1867, and built to replace a school established in 1660, now with minor C20 alterations. Rubble stone walling with quoins, and dressings to openings. Lined out render to front elevation. Slate roof laid to diminishing courses, with brick chimney to right gable and bellcote to the left. T-plan, with lower advanced gabled porch to front. Flanking the porch are 2 tall sash windows, originally 6 over 4 panes, now with lower sashes covered. Advanced porch with small 4-pane sash to gable, and plain doorway to right hand side wall. Rear wall with central sash window, 6 over 4 panes. Interior little altered, with single, undivided school room, retaining fixed shelving and some benches against end walls. Inscribed tablet in porch gable reads 'This school was rebuilt by public subscription A.D. 1867'. This is set above a reset tablet from the earlier school, which reads 'This schoole built by Mr James Highmoore(?) borne at Waitby cloth worker in London for the use of Waitby and Smardale Anno Domini 1660'. A little altered rural schoolroom, which clearly illustrates the scale of educational provision prior to the 1870 Elementary Education Act.
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Listing NGR: NY7481007936
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 462206
- 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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