Former St Annes College of Further Education
FORMER ST ANNES COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION, CLIFTON DRIVE SOUTH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380121
- Date first listed:
- 17-Feb-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Former St Annes College of Further Education
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER ST ANNES COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION, CLIFTON DRIVE SOUTH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380121
- Date first listed:
- 17-Feb-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Former St Annes College of Further Education
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER ST ANNES COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION, CLIFTON DRIVE SOUTH
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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:
- FORMER ST ANNES COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION, CLIFTON DRIVE SOUTH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Fylde (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Saint Anne's on the Sea
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 32426 28344
Details
SD 32 NW CLIFTON DRIVE SOUTH
621-1/2/10004 Former St Annes College of Further Edu
17-FEB-00 cation
GV II
College of Further Education. Dated 1907, with near-contemporary additions and minor late C20 alterations. By Henry Littler, County Architect, for Lancashire County Council. Builder Thomas Cottam of Preston. Smooth red Accrington brick with ashlar sandstone quoining and dressings.Tall ridge chimneys with oversailing moulded caps, 3 lead covered cupolas and hipped roofs with Westmorland slate coverings, laid to diminishing courses.
PLAN: L-shaped plan, the original range facing north, with addition range extending southwards from east end.
FRONT (north) ELEVATION: Asymmetrical elevation of 3 bays, 2 storeys above a basement Off centre entrance, approached via a flight of steps with ramped flanking walls. Double doorway set within semi-circular arch headed opening in ashlar surround. Flanking attached Ionic columns support a frieze with superimposed plaque bearing the date ?MDCCCCVII?. Double doors with semi-circular overlight within arch with scrolled keyblock. Cornice above forms part of continuous cillband to upper floor. Above, transomed window rising through eaves line, with coupled 4 over 4 pane sashes below 4 pane pivot overlights, set between wide pilasters each with a cartouche at its head. These support a segmental pediment. Either side are 4 over 4 pane sashes. To the right, a further segmental pediment headed window with a 4 over 4 pane sash to its right. Below, 4 over 4 pane sashes with 2 pane overlights within flat arch headed openings flank the doorway. Bay to right with quoining below pilasters and ground floor 6 over 6 pane sash with 3 pane overlight. A second window of this form to right. Advanced gabled bay to left of doorway with ball finials to coped gable and segmental pediment to gable apex, incorporating Coat of Arms in relief carving. Wide first floor Venetian window above pair of 6 over 6 pane sashes with cills linked by moulded string course. Below cill band, inscribed plaque records opening of building. Basement windows with segmental arches to heads
SIDE (east) ELEVATION: 5 bays, with segmental pediments to heads of first floor transomed windows, each with narrow flanking lights. Narrow ground floor openings grouped 3:2: 4: 3:3. To right of 2nd bay, mid- roof coping delineates later addition.
INTERIOR: Little- altered interior retains original stained glass by Steward of Lancaster to stair window and overlight to main entrance, moulded plasterwork, and decorative tiling. The upper floor Art Room has exposed roof trusses rising from arch braced corbel posts.
A well- detailed and prominently sited building, reflecting the scale of educational provision by the County Education Authority for a rapidly expanding new community at St Anne's, and part of a notable ensemble of buildings, together with the Carnegie Library (item 2/105 ) and the Church of St. Thomas ( item 2/119 )
Listing NGR: SD3242628344
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 479617
- 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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