School House
SCHOOL HOUSE, HIGH WYCH VILLAGE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1290936
- Date first listed:
- 30-Apr-1985
- List Entry Name:
- School House
- Statutory Address:
- SCHOOL HOUSE, HIGH WYCH VILLAGE
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1290936
- Date first listed:
- 30-Apr-1985
- List Entry Name:
- School House
- Statutory Address 1:
- SCHOOL HOUSE, HIGH WYCH VILLAGE
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:
- SCHOOL HOUSE, HIGH WYCH VILLAGE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- High Wych
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 46331 14085
Details
TL 4614 HIGH WYCH HIGH WYCH ROAD (west side) High Wych Village
16/11 School House
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GV II
Schoolmaster's house. 1860-61 by G E Pritchett (1824-1912). Built adjacent to school opened 13 April 1861, qv. 2 storey knapped flint Gothic style with steep red tiled gabled roof with bellcast at eaves. Irregular plan with gables to S and E. Entrance on N next to school. Paired limestone lancet windows with rectangular recessed sash windows with shouldered heads and herring-bone red brick tympana. Pointed arches with alternate stone and dark brick voussoirs and narrow dark keystone. Raised knapped flint super arch to each pair of lancets. Minor upper floor windows have chamfered square stone heads (E) or have gabled heads above eaves. E front has gabled righthand side, slightly advanced. Uncoursed knapped flint with limestone for plinth dressings, quoins, window dressings and vent slot in gable. Double line of yellow brick headers with flints between at springing line of window arches on each floor. Red brick tumble work below each purlin, and heavy moulded bargeboards. Large stock brick central chimney with dentilled and corbelled upper stage with stone corners and 4 square terra-cotta pots. 2 smaller gable stacks on W. Lean-to porch with heavy roll moulded stone corbel supporting brick cheek. Heavy plank door with decorative iron hinges and shouldered head to frame. Interior sparsely fitted with battened plank doors, chamfered architraves and simple wooden fire surrounds. A little altered purpose-built schoolmaster's house of considerable social and architectural interest. Integral part of group with school, church and contemporary flint buildings E of road. (Builder 8.3.1912 p 283: WEA III (1970) 13: Bishops Stortford Observer 20.4.1861).
Listing NGR: TL4633114085
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 394207
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Bishops Stortford Observer in 20 April, (1861)
The Builder in 8 March, (1912)
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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