The School Hall Dover College
THE SCHOOL HALL DOVER COLLEGE, EFFINGHAM CRESCENT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1343819
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jun-1949
- List Entry Name:
- The School Hall Dover College
- Statutory Address:
- THE SCHOOL HALL DOVER COLLEGE, EFFINGHAM CRESCENT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1343819
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jun-1949
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Dec-1973
- List Entry Name:
- The School Hall Dover College
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE SCHOOL HALL DOVER COLLEGE, EFFINGHAM CRESCENT
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 SCHOOL HALL DOVER COLLEGE, EFFINGHAM CRESCENT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Kent
- District:
- Dover (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Dover
- National Grid Reference:
- TR 31542 41582
Details
TR 3141 DOVER EFFINGHAM CRESCENT
685/2/37A The School Hall Dover College
(Formerly the Refectory of
30.6.49 St Martin's Priory)
GV II*
Former monastery refectory, later school hall. Circa 1139 refectory to St Martin's Priory, refounded by Archbishop Corbeuil in 1131, with some C13 replaced shaft capitals converted into school hall after 1868 by G E Street. Flint with horizontal bands of Caen stone 100 feet in length. Roof has been re-tiled. Two storeys with 8 round-headed windows to south divided by pilaster buttresses. Windows are shafted inside where they alternate with blank arches. Renewed eaves corbels, but at the east end the gable springs from stones carved with symbols of the Evangelists greatly worn. On the east wall springing of a tunnel-vaulted passage. Internally many shaft capitals which were not scalloped or with volutes were replaced in C13. Four east arch capitals treated with rich foliage and heads. Medieval wall painting of last supper much worn to full width of east wall. A better preserved fresco of a subject not yet identified is reported underneath.
(Pevsner BOE North East and East Kent p300)
Listing NGR: TR3154241582
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 177759
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Newman, J, The Buildings of England: North East and East Kent, (1983), 300
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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