Old School
OLD SCHOOL, HOLYROOD LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386513
- Date first listed:
- 08-Apr-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Old School
- Statutory Address:
- OLD SCHOOL, HOLYROOD LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386513
- Date first listed:
- 08-Apr-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Old School
- Statutory Address 1:
- OLD SCHOOL, HOLYROOD LANE
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 SCHOOL, HOLYROOD LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Leeds (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Ledsham
- National Grid Reference:
- SE4581129786
Details
SE 42 NE
1494/8/10003
LEDSHAM
HOLYROOD LANE
(North side)
Old School
II
School. c1870, with minor C20 alterations. Coursed limestone rubble with ashlar dressing and stone slate roofs. Single tall brick chimney stack. Quoins. L-plan. Single storey raised over deep basement. Street facade has single basement doorway with segmental head, to left an external stone staircase. Above a large window with 4-light stone mullion and transomed window, under a segmental relieving arch. Above in the apex of the gable an ashlar quatre-foil, the gable has ashlar coping a cross finial and kneelers. To left a square bellcote corbelled out from corner with 4-centre arched openings to each face topped battlements and a square ashlar dome with finial. West front has doorway to boiler house and store, that to left with plank door and window to right under single segmental lintel, above external staircase rises to upper floor. Rear section built on higher ground has projecting small gabled wing with single tall window. North front has single 3-light stone mullion and transom window with two tiny narrow lights in the apex of the gable. East front has three 3-tight ashlar mullion windows on the upper floor, plus later external square brick chimney stack. Interiors are very plain, though main school room retains original roof with original exposed roof trusses, dado rail, original pane[ and plank doors. This building was built as a new schoolroom to the Boys School next door which was founded by lady Betty Hastings.
Listing NGR: SE4581129786
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473901
- 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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