The College of Ripon and York St John Main Building
THE COLLEGE OF RIPON AND YORK ST JOHN MAIN BUILDING, COLTSGATE HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1315508
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jan-1991
- List Entry Name:
- The College of Ripon and York St John Main Building
- Statutory Address:
- THE COLLEGE OF RIPON AND YORK ST JOHN MAIN BUILDING, COLTSGATE HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1315508
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jan-1991
- List Entry Name:
- The College of Ripon and York St John Main Building
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE COLLEGE OF RIPON AND YORK ST JOHN MAIN BUILDING, COLTSGATE HILL
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 COLLEGE OF RIPON AND YORK ST JOHN MAIN BUILDING, COLTSGATE HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ripon
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 30941 71820
Details
The following item shall be added;
SE 37 SW RIPON COLTSGATE HILL (north east side) 1/302 The College of Ripon and York St John: Main Building
II
College. 1862. Designed by G T Andrews. Red brick with ashlar dressings and hipped slate roofs with overhanging eaves. Moulded plinth, first floor cill band, and second floor cill and lintel bands. Central 3 storey, 7 bay block flanked by 2 storey single bay pavilions. Central block, has central doorway, reached up 3 steps, with segment headed ashlar surround with raised keystone and segmental pediment. Either side are 3 paired, segment headed sashes with slightly projecting, pilaster surrounds with flat hoods. Above 7 smaller paired, segment headed sashes, with flat hooded ashlar surrounds. Above 14 smaller sashes with raised ashlar surrounds, with above each a small ashlar circle. Either side, 2 storey, single bay links with a segment headed sash in ashlar surround with flat hood, and above a similar sash in plain ashlar surround with flat hood. Beyond single storey pavilions, with pyramidal slate roofs, with pairs of segment headed sashes in slightly projecting pilaster surrounds with flat hoods and above single similar sashes with ashlar surrounds and bracketted hoods.
Listing NGR: SE3094171820
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 330253
- 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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