The Study Block
THE STUDY BLOCK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1315768
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jan-1955
- List Entry Name:
- The Study Block
- Statutory Address:
- THE STUDY BLOCK
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1315768
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jan-1955
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 12-Dec-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Study Block
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE STUDY BLOCK
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 STUDY BLOCK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ampleforth
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 59885 78852
Details
AMPLEFORTH AMPLEFORTH ABBEY SE 57 NE
5/3 The Study Block (previously listed as Ampleforth College 9.9.85 study block) GV II
School building. c1860. By Charles Hansom, probably with his brother Aloysius. Rock-face limestone with ashlar dressings, Welsh slate roof. In Victorian Gothic style. 2 storeys with attics. 11 first floor windows. Gables to either end, that to left largely obscured by further building, that to right with octagonal clock tower attached at left. All ground floor windows are trefoil-headed and transomed beneath flat hoodmoulds and apart from one single and one 3-light window to the left and one of 6 lights to the right gabled bay, all are of paired lights. Clock tower: Tudor-arched doorway and single-light square-headed staircase windows. First floor: 2-light double-transomed trefoil-headed windows with quartrefoil tracery to central section with exception of small trefoil-headed single light to first bay, 3-light traceried window divided by 2 rows of diaper work to second bay and 4-light oriel to seventh bay . The right gabled bay has pairs of 2-light transomed square-headed windows at 2 levels. Attic: 4-light transomed square-headed window to left gable end. 7 dormers to central section. 3-light window, divided by panels bearing shields and with blind reticulated tracery to right gable end. Clock tower: 2-light belfry openings with diaper work beneath and clocks to 2 faces. Embattled parapet. Pevsner N. "Yorkshire: The North Riding" 1966.
Listing NGR: SE5988578852
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 329562
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: The North Riding, (1966)
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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