The Boulevard Centre
THE BOULEVARD CENTRE, BOULEVARD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389675
- Date first listed:
- 22-Oct-2001
- List Entry Name:
- The Boulevard Centre
- Statutory Address:
- THE BOULEVARD CENTRE, BOULEVARD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1389675
- Date first listed:
- 22-Oct-2001
- List Entry Name:
- The Boulevard Centre
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE BOULEVARD CENTRE, BOULEVARD
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 BOULEVARD CENTRE, BOULEVARD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Kingston upon Hull (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TA 07902 28072
Details
This List entry was subject to a Minor Enhancement on 30/03/2017
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BOULEVARD,
The Boulevard Centre
22-OCT-01
II
School now community centre. Built as ‘School for Fishermen’ in 1914, designed by Joseph H. Hirst, City Architect. Red brick with ashlar dressings. Slate roof hidden behind deep parapet. Two storey. Brick plinth with ashlar coping. Broadly spaced quoins, first floor band and deeply moulded stone eaves cornice. Baroque Revival style.
Two storey with seven windows to the main facade. Central projecting three window section has central door in ashlar surround with bracketed hood supporting plaque inscribed "School For Fishermen". Either side shallow stone panels and above a very large staircase window with glazing bars in plain ashlar surround, this rises through the cornice in the form of a segmental ashlar pediment with a central circular window with carved surround. Either side single narrow windows in ashlar moulded surrounds to the left divided into various and matching blocked window to the right and very tall window above.
Set back to either side two large windows with glazing bars in ashlar surrounds above each window has ashlar panel linking it to smaller glazing bar window above. The whole topped with a deep brick parapet.
Left return has four windows to each floor all in simple ashlar surrounds with ashlar panels below.
Right return and rear facade have similar windows without ashlar surrounds.
A building of both architectural and historical interest, the latter for its attempt to bring education to the boys involved in the fishing industry. On the flat roof behind the high parapet the pupils practiced signalling.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 488382
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Neave, D & S, Hull, Pevsner Architectural Guide, (2010), 166
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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