The Old Grammar School
THE OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL, SCHOOL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1312614
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Grammar School
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL, SCHOOL LANE
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- Date:
- 1999-09-01
- Reference:
- IOE01/01726/26
- Rights:
- © Mr Howard W Hilton. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1312614
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jun-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 19-May-1986
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Grammar School
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL, SCHOOL LANE
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 GRAMMAR SCHOOL, SCHOOL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire East (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Audlem
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 66102 43590
Details
AUDLEM C.P. SCHOOL LANE SJ 64 SE The Old Grammar School 8/13 (formerly listed as Modern Secondary School) 10-6-52 GV II* School now nursing home. 1655 with headmaster's house of 1770 and C19 additions and alterations. Red English garden wall bond brick with ashlar dressings and slate roof. Two and three storeys. Road front facing vicarage Lane: to the left is a four bay portion of 1655. This has an ashlar plinth with chamfered top and flush ashlar quoins to the left hand corner and an ashlar string-course between the floors. Doorway to the centre with a moulded ashlar surround and an arched datestone above. To either side of the doorway which is now blocked are 4-light windows with moulded ashlar surrounds, mullions and a transom. To the first floor are 4 semi-dormer windows of 3 lights with moulded ashlar surrounds, ashlar kneelers to the gables and ashlar coping with sceptre finials. To the right of this is the 3-bay headmaster's house of 1770 projecting forward and extending further to the right than the range of 1655 from which it projects. This has cambered headed windows to both floors with exposed sash boxes and windows of 3 x 4 panes. Dentilled brick band to the eaves. The left hand gable end is of 1655 and has flush quoins to the corners and one 4-light ashlar surrounded window to the ground floor and a 4-light first floor window to the gable which has stone kneelers, coping and sceptre finial. To the left of this is a C19 addition in the same style with orange brick and stone dressings of 3 bays. To the centre is a low gabled projection with a central 2-light mullioned window and to the right is a 4-light mullioned window with 2 transoms and a stepped sill and at left of centre is a 4-light window with mullions and a transom both lateral windows being set in gables with stone springers, coping and sceptre finials. The right hand side has the gable end of the headmaster's house at left with 3 cambered headed windows to each floor and one to the attic gable. To the right of this and recessed is the gable end of the C17 portion which has two 3-light mullioned and transomed windows to the ground and first floors and one similar to the attic with stone string-courses dividing the floors and ashlar surrounds to the windows. The rear has a massive brick chimney stack at left and to the right of this 5 gablets each containing a three-light semi-dormer window with ashlar surround. Ashlar kneelers, coping and sceptre finial to the gablets. The ground floor, is masked by C19 additions. Interior: The interior of the school room is now subdivided to form bedrooms. To one room is an ashlar fire surround with a moulded 4-centred arch. The staircase of 4 flights with closed string has square newels with ribbed corners terminating in faceted ball finials save for one which continues to the roof. Moulded splat balusters and an ovolo-moulded hand rail with a central fillet moulding to the top. The attic has exposed timbers, the trusses consisting of principals and a collar with purlins and a ridge. The school was endowed in 1655 by Sir Ralph Bolton and Thomas Gamull, two Merchant Taylors.
Listing NGR: SJ6610243590
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 57038
- 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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