St Margaret's Church of England Primary School and Schoolhouse attached to St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School and Schoolhouse attached to St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Main Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1361608
- Date first listed:
- 29-Sept-1977
- List Entry Name:
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School and Schoolhouse attached to St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
- Statutory Address:
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School and Schoolhouse attached to St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Main Street
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- Date:
- 2002-08-29
- Reference:
- IOE01/07601/03
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1361608
- Date first listed:
- 29-Sept-1977
- List Entry Name:
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School and Schoolhouse attached to St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
- Statutory Address 1:
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School and Schoolhouse attached to St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Main Street
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:
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School and Schoolhouse attached to St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Main Street
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- North West Leicestershire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ashby de la Zouch
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 32996 18144
Details
This list entry was subjected to a Minor Enhancement on the 14 October 2022 to update the architect in the description, add source and to reformat the text to current standards
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Blackfordby
MAIN STREET (West Side)
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School and Schoolhouse attached to St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
GV
II
Built 1889. Red brick with blue brick dressings, buttresses between windows. Slate roof with panelled chimney, crested ridge, coped gable ends and centre, white painted, flèche. Side bays advanced, the north western, which forms the schoolhouse, advanced further forward. Two storeys, two windows with roundel above in gable end. Rest, one storey.
Southeastern advanced section has three windows with shield in gable end. Centre has five windows with centre gable. Generally segmental arches but southeastern windows have slightly pointed arches. The school forms a landmark on the crest of a hill beside the church in the village centre.
A newspaper account from the opening of the school in 1889 reports that the architect was Nicholas Joyce of Stafford, and the contractor Thomas Orton of Ashby.
Listing NGR: SK3299618144
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 187633
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
‘Blackfordby’ in The Burton Chronicle, Vol. 2, (12 December 1889), -
Websites
DSA Architect Biography Report: Nicholas Joyce, Dictionary of Scottish Architects,, accessed 13/10/2022 from http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=201659
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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