FAIRFORD COMMUNITY CENTRE

FAIRFORD COMMUNITY CENTRE, HIGH STREET, FAIRFORD, GL7 4AF

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1305137
Date first listed:: 04-Jun-1952
List Entry Name:: FAIRFORD COMMUNITY CENTRE
Statutory Address:: FAIRFORD COMMUNITY CENTRE, HIGH STREET, FAIRFORD, GL7 4AF

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1305137
Date first listed:: 04-Jun-1952
Date of most recent amendment:: 17-Jun-1986
List Entry Name:: FAIRFORD COMMUNITY CENTRE
Statutory Address 1:: FAIRFORD COMMUNITY CENTRE, HIGH STREET, FAIRFORD, GL7 4AF

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: FAIRFORD COMMUNITY CENTRE, HIGH STREET, FAIRFORD, GL7 4AF

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Gloucestershire
District:: Cotswold (District Authority)
Parish:: Fairford
National Grid Reference:: SP1519301131

Details

SP 1401-1501 13/161

FAIRFORD HIGH STREET (west side) Fairford Community Centre

(Formerly listed as The Fairford Centre, previously listed as School House)

4.6.52

GV II Formerly Fairford Free School, now community centre and library. Built 1738 with endowment from Farmor family, enlarged to rear in C19. Coursed and dressed stone with alternating chamfered quoins on moulded plinth, hipped slate roof with moulded stone eaves cornice, low stone stacks. Square range of 3 storeys with C19 extension to rear not of special interest. Five windows, 2-light stone mullion casements to second floor with plain beaded architraves and bull-nosed sills. First and ground floors have four 2-light stone mullion and transoms in similar surrounds. Plat bands between floors. Central window on first floor is 12-pane sash with moulded stone pilasters and cornice on consoles. Pilaster strips below bull-nosed sill with flush stone apron and inscription in capitals: "FAIRFORD FREE SCHOOL/THE GIFT OF/THE HONOURABLE MRS ELIZ FARMOR/AND MRS MARY BARKER/BUILT ANNO DOMINI MDCCXXXVIII". Doorcase below with pilasters and moulded cornice on consoles with shouldered surround to 4-panel door with bolection moulded panels and 6-pane fanlight, up 3 steps. Similar 3-windowed elevation to churchyard, with central inserted door on ground floor and wall tablet to former Master of School.

Listing NGR: SP1519301131

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Legacy System number:: 129717
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.