Thakeham First School
THAKEHAM FIRST SCHOOL, THE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389115
- Date first listed:
- 27-Oct-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Thakeham First School
- Statutory Address:
- THAKEHAM FIRST SCHOOL, THE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389115
- Date first listed:
- 27-Oct-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Thakeham First School
- Statutory Address 1:
- THAKEHAM FIRST SCHOOL, THE 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:
- THAKEHAM FIRST SCHOOL, THE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- West Sussex
- District:
- Horsham (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Thakeham
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ1085117343
Details
TQ 11 NW
957/7/10028
27-OCT-00
THAKEHAM
THE STREET
Thakeham First School
II
Former village school now first school. Original part c1875 in Gothic style. Kitchen extension to north east of 1934 and late C20 extensions to north. Original part of brick comprising repetitions of two courses of red brick stretchers with one course of grey brick headers, black brick dripmoulding and tiled roofs with three brick chimneystacks. Originally comprised one storey schoolrooms to south east and two storey schoolmaster's house to north west but former house now incorporated in school. Former house set gable end to street with one cambered three-light casement on each floor North west elevation has two cambered casement windows and central gabled porch with sidelights and half-glazed door. Two chimneystacks, one cement rendered and one brick. Remainder of south west front of one storey with four triple cambered casements. Lean-to porch to left with arched doorway currently blocked, two buttresses and plinth. South east elevation has gable with large triple pointed arched mullioned and transomed window and small lancet above. Rear elevation has two gables. Attached to north east is 1934 kitchen extension of one storey with flat roof, Sussex bond brickwork and metal casement windows. Late C20 additions to north not of special interest.
INTERIOR: Kingpost type roof and baronial style brick fireplace to large schoolroom. Separate smaller schoolroom Former schoolmaster's house has plain original staircase and retainssome C19 wooden fireplaces.
Listing NGR: TQ1085117343
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 486651
- 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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