Old Grammar School and Attached Cottage
OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND ATTACHED COTTAGE, CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1361899
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jul-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Old Grammar School and Attached Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND ATTACHED COTTAGE, CHURCH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1361899
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jul-1951
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 27-Feb-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Old Grammar School and Attached Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND ATTACHED COTTAGE, CHURCH ROAD
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:
- OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL AND ATTACHED COTTAGE, CHURCH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- South Ribble (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 54179 21602
Details
SD 52SW LEYLAND CHURCH ROAD
8/24 Old Grammar School and attached 26.7.1951 cottage (Formerly listed as The Old Grammar GV II School and No. 24)
Grammar School, late C16 or early C17, with attached master's cottage dated 1790; now museum. Gable end to road, in corner of churchyard. Brick, with stone plinth and quoins, slate roof, gable chimney at left end, and very large external chimney stack at right end, which has scored rendering. School is rectangular, 4 bays and 2 storeys; cottage attached at south east corner is one bay of 2 storeys. West wall of school is slightly stepped and has some quoins in the centre; 5 ground floor windows of 3 lights with rendered brick mullions and segmental brick heads; 3 windows at 1st floor, of 5, 4 and 4 lights, all with rendered brick mullions, some similar windows on rear wall. Present entrance through cottage door at south end, which has lintel lettered "By the liberal Contributions of the Gentlemen of this Parish and others in the year 1790". Interior: floor level recently lowered by excavation; ground floor room has 5 chamfered beams, 2 with arch-bracing to wooden corbels; much evidence of internal timber framing.
Listing NGR: SD5417921602
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 357930
- 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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