1-6 Bridge Gate House
1-6, Bridge Gate House, Bridge Road, Godalming, GU7 3DU
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1381329
- Date first listed:
- 07-Aug-2000
- List Entry Name:
- 1-6 Bridge Gate House
- Statutory Address:
- 1-6, Bridge Gate House, Bridge Road, Godalming, GU7 3DU
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1381329
- Date first listed:
- 07-Aug-2000
- List Entry Name:
- 1-6 Bridge Gate House
- Statutory Address 1:
- 1-6, Bridge Gate House, Bridge Road, Godalming, GU7 3DU
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:
- 1-6, Bridge Gate House, Bridge Road, Godalming, GU7 3DU
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Waverley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Godalming
- National Grid Reference:
- SU9744444287
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 23 February 2022 to update the name and address and to reformat the text to current standards
SU 94 SE
1338/3/10008
07-AUG-00
GODALMING
BRIDGE ROAD
Nos 1-6 (Bridge Gate House)
(Formerly listed as Technical Institute and Art School)
GV
II
Technical Institute and Art School later Adult Education Institute. Built in 1896 following the Technical Instruction Act of 1889. Built of red brick with tiled roof. Asymmetrical Queen Anne style building.
Two storeys: irregular fenestration, mainly sash windows. Front has large left side Dutch gable supported on two tiers of pilasters and crowned with ball finials. Pediment has triangular plaque with inscription "Surrey County Council" and panel below with Godalming Technical Institute". Triple casement has two blank arches with keystones to first floor and plain triple casements with horns to ground floor. First floor windows flanked by square brick panels and ground floor windows flanked by floating curved pediments above tall panels. Bands between floors and plinth.
Right of front elevation has set back three storey square tower with pyramidal roof. One casement window to each side, first floor window with pediment. Ground floor projecting porch with round-headed pediment with shell-moulding supported on paired stone pilasters to brick plinth. Double doors with cast iron gates in front. Right side elevation has oculus to first floor and square window to ground floor followed by two tall round-headed windows with keystone lighting stairwell. Gable to rear with paired sash to first floor and gabled lower projection in front with sash.
Left side elevation has massive tall clustered brick external chimneystack with blustrading and two dormer windows behind connecting to front gable, triangular gable to first floor sash and left side gable with large round-headed window. Ground floor has eight sash windows.
Interior is plain except for large well staircase with turned balusters and square newel posts.
This was one of the first Technical Institutes to be built in Surrey following the 1889 Act.
[Stock, P "By-Gone Schools of Godalming" (1991) Godalming Museum.]
Listing NGR: SU9744444287
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 481689
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Stock, P, By-Gone Schools of Godalming, (1991)
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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