PORTSEA FREE SCHOOL

PORTSEA FREE SCHOOL, RICHMOND PLACE, PORTSEA

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1387158
Date first listed:: 25-Sep-1972
List Entry Name:: PORTSEA FREE SCHOOL
Statutory Address:: PORTSEA FREE SCHOOL, RICHMOND PLACE, PORTSEA

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1387158
Date first listed:: 25-Sep-1972
List Entry Name:: PORTSEA FREE SCHOOL
Statutory Address 1:: PORTSEA FREE SCHOOL, RICHMOND PLACE, PORTSEA

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: PORTSEA FREE SCHOOL, RICHMOND PLACE, PORTSEA

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:: SU 63533 00193

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 08/03/2013

SU6300 774-1/8/301 25/09/72

PORTSMOUTH RICHMOND PLACE (South side), Portsea Portsea Free School

GV II

School, now part of University of Portsmouth (former Polytechnic). Mid C19. Red brick in Flemish bond. Low pitch hipped Welsh slate roof, wide projecting brick stack at centre. 3 storeys, 6 bays (narrow far right bay). On right a 2-leaf 6 panelled door with 6-pane overlight set under flat gauged brick arch. To left four 24-pane 2-light casements each set under flat gauged brick arch. Further left 2 later panelled doors with concrete lintels set within infill to former flat gauged brick window openings. At first floor rendered band broken at stack, left hand inscribed "Portsea Free School". Rendered first floor sillband broken at stack with 5 casements similar to ground floor with later narrow casement at far right set under flat rendered lintel. Second floor has 5 small 2-light casements with later casement on far right. Plain single-storey former chapel extension to rear. INTERIOR not inspected

Listing NGR: SU6350800232

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Legacy System number:: 475067
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.