The Old School
THE OLD SCHOOL, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292797
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jan-1955
- List Entry Name:
- The Old School
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD SCHOOL, MAIN STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292797
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jan-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Sept-1993
- List Entry Name:
- The Old School
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD SCHOOL, MAIN 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 OLD SCHOOL, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- Harborough (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ashby Parva
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 52628 88593
Details
ASHBY PARVA MAIN STREET SP58NW 1323-0 3/12 (South side) 11/01/55 The Old School (Formerly Listed as: School) II
School, now village hall. Dated 1832. Red brick with flat wooden eaves soffit to hipped slate roof. Two storeys; four windows, more widely spaced to left of centre. Segment-headed surrounds with drip-moulds. Transom and mullion cross casements, to left of centre with glazing bars, to right with square lead lattice glazing. Round-arched doorway to right of centre with blank arch and panelled door. Window above door replaced by lower rectangular slate inset plaque inscribed 'This School was built and endowed by Sarah Bower, Widow of the Rev Jas Bower, Rector of St Roche, Cornwall, from a bequest made for charitable purposes by Lucy Goodacre, widow of Thomas Goodacre of Leire', (followed by a quotation from 2 Timothy, II, iv). Inset plaque of slate below inscribed 'THE OLD SCHOOL was given to the people of Ashby Parva to use as their VILLAGE HALL, 19th February, 1968'. Extension projecting to right of circa 1968, of one storey with hipped slate roof.
Listing NGR: SP5262888593
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 392501
- 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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