The Old School Room
THE OLD SCHOOL ROOM, NEW STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386196
- Date first listed:
- 05-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- The Old School Room
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD SCHOOL ROOM, NEW STREET
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/14521/23
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386196
- Date first listed:
- 05-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- The Old School Room
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD SCHOOL ROOM, NEW 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:
- THE OLD SCHOOL ROOM, NEW STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Stratford-on-Avon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Shipston on Stour
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 25855 40260
Details
SP 2540 SHIPSTONE ON STOUR NEW STREET
1747/4/10003 The Old School Room
GV II
School. 1841. Flemish bond brick. Welsh slate roof with pedimental gable ends. Lateral brick stack on west side. PLAN: Rectangular on plan single cell schoolroom, with fireplace on west side, entrance on south end with later C19 porch and two doorways to outshut and walled yard at north end. EXTERIOR: Single storey. South end has brick pedimental gable with small round brick panel and stone tablet below in tympanum; brick porch at centre with gable, and doorway on left side with flush-panel door; window to left and right with stone ogee-headed frame with hoodmould and small-pane iron windows with pointed top panes. Similar windows on east and west sides, two on east side, three on west side. Doorway at north end with flat brick arch, to small walled yard with outshut on east side. INTERIOR: One schoolroom open to the tie-beam roof, and with painted brick walls; original 6-panel entrance door at south end, two doorways to at north end to yard and outshut, and small fireplace on west side, its chimneypiece and grate missing. NOTE: An indenture of 1841, in which Edward Banister conveys for o25 the land for the building of a school for females, to Rev William Evans and the churchwardens. The money was raised by public subscription.
Listing NGR: SP2585540260
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 471621
- 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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