No 3 Boarding House Orchards
NO 3 BOARDING HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1324980
- Date first listed:
- 26-Apr-1993
- List Entry Name:
- No 3 Boarding House Orchards
- Statutory Address:
- NO 3 BOARDING HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1324980
- Date first listed:
- 26-Apr-1993
- List Entry Name:
- No 3 Boarding House Orchards
- Statutory Address 1:
- NO 3 BOARDING HOUSE
- Statutory Address 2:
- ORCHARDS
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:
- NO 3 BOARDING HOUSE
- Statutory Address:
- ORCHARDS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Devon
- District:
- South Hams (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Dartington
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 80132 63007
Details
DARTINGTON DARTINGTON HALL SX86SW No 3 Boarding House 2/143 (Orchards)
GV II
Boarding house at Dartington School. 1935-4 by W E Lescaze of Howe and Lescaze of America, assisted by R Hening. Rendered brick with plain concrete coping to the parapet concealing flat roof. 2 small rendered stacks on the roof. Plan: overall rectangular plan with a projection to the right of the east front. The entrance towards the right (north) end leads to the stairs at the back and a longitudinal passage to the left, off which there are kindergarten classroom and playroom, dining/playroom, kitchen and cloakroom and at the right-hand end the housefather's flat and bicycle repair room. The first floor is carried over a covered playground at the left (south) end; a longitudinal spine corridor gives access to the childrens' bedsitting rooms, bathrooms, lavatories and trunk room etc, and at the right-hand end the housemothers' flat with access to a balcony across the front. International Modern Style. Exterior: 2 storeys. East front: Right-hand projects with a recessed entrance park in the angle. The rest of the ground storey is advanced with a balustrade above of steel tube and mesh. The first floor which is therefore set back behind the ground storey projects at the left end over a covered area and is supported on 3 slender steel posts. The band of ground storey windows continues around the left end under the first floor projection. The first horizontal band of windows is continuous, each light separated by a concrete pier. The rear (west) elevation ha symmetrically disposed band of windows and a rectangular stair window towards the left. There is a low integral wall around part of the covered area on the south end, its concrete coping continued as the cill to the ground floor windows on the east elevation. Original steel windows frames throughout. There is a later steel fire escape on the south end. Interior not inspected. Orchards was the third of 3 similar board houses to be built at Dartington School by Lescaze, cf No 1 (Blacklers) and No 2 (chimmels). Source: Architects drawings in the Dartington Hall archive.
Listing NGR: SX8013263007
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 101058
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 11 Devon,
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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