Dining Hall and Common Rooms and Colonnade N of the Chapel at Wellington College
DINING HALL AND COMMON ROOMS AND COLONNADE N OF THE CHAPEL AT WELLINGTON COLLEGE, DUKES RIDE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390358
- Date first listed:
- 14-Feb-2002
- List Entry Name:
- Dining Hall and Common Rooms and Colonnade N of the Chapel at Wellington College
- Statutory Address:
- DINING HALL AND COMMON ROOMS AND COLONNADE N OF THE CHAPEL AT WELLINGTON COLLEGE, DUKES RIDE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390358
- Date first listed:
- 14-Feb-2002
- List Entry Name:
- Dining Hall and Common Rooms and Colonnade N of the Chapel at Wellington College
- Statutory Address 1:
- DINING HALL AND COMMON ROOMS AND COLONNADE N OF THE CHAPEL AT WELLINGTON COLLEGE, DUKES RIDE
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:
- DINING HALL AND COMMON ROOMS AND COLONNADE N OF THE CHAPEL AT WELLINGTON COLLEGE, DUKES RIDE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bracknell Forest (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Crowthorne
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 83235 63452
Details
CROWTHORNE
SU86SW DUKES RIDE
674-1/17/153 (South side)
Dining Hall and Common Rooms &
Colonnade N of the Chapel at
Wellington College
GV II
Dining Hall, Common Rooms and Colonnade. 1906 by CJ Blomfield.
MATERIALS: Red brick in English bond, stone dressings. Slate
roof, steeply pitched and hipped in centre, coped gables at
ends.
PLAN: Large central rectangular plan with cross gabled wing at
each end. Colonnade runs along south front and continues west
to join with main block (qv).
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with attics. Mostly sash windows with
glazing bars. Several tall chimneys with corniced heads.
Symmetrical south front (facing courtyard). Centre section of
7-bays. Brick pilasters to stone blocking course and cornice.
Over middle 3-bays is large semi-circular carved stone
pediment in 3 sections with coat of arms in centre, flanked by
figures. Windows at first floor level are tall with one
mullion and 2 transoms, and have moulded stone segmental
heads. Windows light Dining Hall. Roof has 2 small lucarnes
widely spaced and surmounted by octagonal bell turret with
slim columns and festoons on base. End gables each have 2
windows on first floor with stone pedimented niche in centre.
At corners are pilasters with alternating stone quoins and
modillioned capital with linking deep stone band. Attic level
has large 4-light Diocletian window. On right end of right
hand gable blank section of wall with similar quoins on
corner. Colonnade has 29-bays, of stone, with Tuscan columns,
moulded cornice with balustraded parapet. Bays 6, 18, and 24
have double columns with pilaster between surmounted by
semicircular pediment. Bay 12 has pedimented gateway with
semi-circular head and large key stone.
INTERIOR: large Dining Hall, with coffered barrel ceiling with
circular garlands down each side above dentilled and moulded
cornice. East end has panelled gallery. Walls are panelled on
all sides to window sill height.
Dining hall, Common Rooms and Colonnade form north side of
large court. The west side is enclosed by Wellington College
Main Block (qv) the east side by the Dormitory Block (qv) and
the south side by the Chapel, Porch and Colonnade (qv).
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 489341
- 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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