Craneswater Middle School
CRANESWATER MIDDLE SCHOOL, ALBERT ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386802
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Craneswater Middle School
- Statutory Address:
- CRANESWATER MIDDLE SCHOOL, ALBERT ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1386802
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 18-Mar-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Craneswater Middle School
- Statutory Address 1:
- CRANESWATER MIDDLE SCHOOL, ALBERT 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:
- CRANESWATER MIDDLE SCHOOL, ALBERT ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Portsmouth (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 65524 98916
Details
PORTSMOUTH
SZ6598 ALBERT ROAD, Southsea 774-1/16/311 (South side) 25/09/72 Craneswater Middle School (Formerly Listed as: ALBERT ROAD, Southsea Southern Modern School for Boys)
II
School building. 1910. By AE Cogswell. Red brick in stretcher and English bond, stone dressings. Steep pitched hipped plain tiled roof, external brick stack at right of centre. STYLE: Free Flemish. EXTERIOR: 6 bays, 2 storeys and attic. Main block set back from Albert Road and the centre 3 bays project. At centre are 3 large round-headed 5-light wide wood mullioned and transomed casements each set under gauged brick round arch with keystone and 4 stone voussoirs which extend to meet moulded stone bead, yellow brick band at springing level and halfway above the moulded stone band sill. Centre casement has flanking brick pilasters to ground and first floors, each with stone cap. Centre part has flanking octagonal brick turrets terminating above first floor with moulded stone panels, cornice and ogee cap. Moulded stone sillband to first floor with three 5-light wide wood mullioned and transomed casements each set under flat stone arch, heavy moulded stone band. Centre bay has 4 small attic casements set within elaborate shaped brick and stone facing gable, flanking brick pilasters, moulded stone band, short brick pilasters each with stone Ionic cap, moulded stone cornice, scrolls and semicircular stone fan gable, flanking arcaded stone balustraded parapet. To rear of gable at intersection with main roof is a square timber cupola with lead covered base, balustrade with round-arched opening on each side with pediment over, ogee lead covered dome with pinnacle. On left of centre part and to first floor is a 3-light wide wood mullioned and transomed casement, each set under a flat stone arch, facing ornate stone coped brick gable with semicircular stone fan apex. On right of central part is a 3-light wide casement set under flat stone arch and divided horizontally at centre by stone panels. First floor has 3-light wide wood transomed casement. On right external brick stack and then a semicircular 6-light wide wood mullioned and transomed casement set under gauged brick arch with keystone and 4 stone voussoirs, moulded stone band and sillband to first floor with a 2-light wide wood
mullioned and transomed casement flanked by brick pilasters and set under flat stone arch with ornate facing gable similar to that on left side with 2 small attic casements. Entrances on left and right returns. INTERIOR not inspected. (Balfour A: Portsmouth: London: 1970-: 71; Lloyd DW: Buildings of Portsmouth and its Environs: Portsmouth: 1974-: 106, 108; Nash A: AE Cogswell - Architect within a Victorian City: Portsmouth Polytechnic: 1975-: 48-51; The Buildings of England: Pevsner N & Lloyd DW: Hampshire and the Isle of Wight: Harmondsworth: 1967-: 449).
Listing NGR: SZ6520898988
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 474201
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Lloyd, D W, Buildings of Portsmouth and its Environs, (1974), 106,108
Balfour, A, Portsmouth, (1970), 71
Nash, A, AE Cogswell Architect within a Victorian City, (1975), 48-51
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, (1967), 449
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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