School
SCHOOL, SCHOOL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1361159
- Date first listed:
- 09-Oct-1984
- List Entry Name:
- School
- Statutory Address:
- SCHOOL, SCHOOL LANE
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- Date:
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1361159
- Date first listed:
- 09-Oct-1984
- List Entry Name:
- School
- Statutory Address 1:
- 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:
- SCHOOL, SCHOOL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- Charnwood (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Birstall
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 59536 08903
Details
BIRSTALL
SK 50 NE SCHOOL LANE (North Side)
5/43 School
II
School, 1860, in Puginian gothic style by W. Millican. Granite rubble, with decorative bands of ashlar with brick. Swithland slate roof and coped gables. A long low single storey, with one large gable that interupts the eaves line. Towards the left of the elevation, an archway in shouldered stone architrave that just cuts the eaves gives on to a recessed porch, in which to left and right are 2 doors with shouldered wood cases. Right of this this, 2 large quatrefoil openings just beneath the eaves in stone. Right again is the large coped gable, ashlar containing a blank arch in stone and brick, a continuous line without capitals. One blank circle in its apex, and the date. Paired archways to ground floor, with shouldered architraves and squat central marble column with foliate capital and deep base. On the roof of the gable is a small and graceful cupola, timberwork with a lead fleche. Right of the gable 2 more quatrefoil openings, and a buttress. 2 dormers in the roof one each side of the gable. North east side wall contains a large stone and brick trefoiled archway surrounding a 3 lancet window with quatrefoil above. There is a trefoiled opening in the gable apex.
Listing NGR: SK5953608903
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 189507
- 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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