Headmaster's House, Oswestry School
HEADMASTER'S HOUSE, OSWESTRY SCHOOL, UPPER BROOK STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1307792
- Date first listed:
- 10-Sept-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Headmaster's House, Oswestry School
- Statutory Address:
- HEADMASTER'S HOUSE, OSWESTRY SCHOOL, UPPER BROOK STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1307792
- Date first listed:
- 10-Sept-1951
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Headmaster's House, Oswestry School
- Statutory Address 1:
- HEADMASTER'S HOUSE, OSWESTRY SCHOOL, UPPER BROOK 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:
- HEADMASTER'S HOUSE, OSWESTRY SCHOOL, UPPER BROOK STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Oswestry
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 28497 29249
Details
SJ 2829 SE OSWESTRY C.P. UPPER BROOK STREET and SJ 2829-2929 (north side)
15/104 and Headmaster's House, 12/104 Oswestry School (formerly listed as 10.9.51 Grammar School Headmaster's House) - II
House. Circa 1776 with later additions and alterations. Red brick, double-span slate roof with stone coping and flat top to right gable end, external end stack to left (rear gable) with another stack immediately in front of ridge to left of centre and axial valley stack to right. 2 storeys and gable-lit attic over basement,moulded stone eaves cornice and kneelers to corners; 4-window front, glazing bar sashes with gauged heads; central entrance, Roman Doric porch with 2 pairs of coupled columns and moulded entablature, late C19 half-glazed double doors. 5 windows to rear with central 3 forming pedimented break. Long late C18/early C19 2-storey range set back to left but late C19 and C20 additions to rear and left are not of special architectural interest. Oswestry Grammar School moved from its original location (q.v. under Nos. 1 to 3, Church Terrace) to its present site in 1776 and the headmaster's house was among the first buildings to be completed. B.O.E. p.223.
Listing NGR: SJ2849929255
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 255578
- 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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