Hornby Village Institute
HORNBY VILLAGE INSTITUTE, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390686
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-2003
- List Entry Name:
- Hornby Village Institute
- Statutory Address:
- HORNBY VILLAGE INSTITUTE, MAIN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390686
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-2003
- List Entry Name:
- Hornby Village Institute
- Statutory Address 1:
- HORNBY VILLAGE INSTITUTE, MAIN 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:
- HORNBY VILLAGE INSTITUTE, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Lancaster (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hornby-with-Farleton
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 58560 68296
Details
HORNBY WITH FARLETON
1020/0/10001 MAIN STREET 03-OCT-03 Hornby Village Institute
II Village Institute. 1914 by Paley & Austin. Local rubble stone with ashlar dressings to porch, windows, first floor band and quoins. Most windows with leaded lights. Deep overhanging slate hipped roofs. Elizabethan Revival style.
EXTERIOR: FRONT elevation has ashlar advanced central bay with entrance porch featuring rounded arch in rectangular surround flanked by pilasters with continuous cornice and high plinth. Above this, 4 rectangular lights under 4 short lights arranged cross formation above a recessed plaque 'INSTITUTE' in the centre. Semi-circular pediment above with central crest plaque and corbelled blocks at eaves level. To each side of this a blind first floor and similar cross windows of 4 lights over 4 with shallow pediment. LEFT elevation has canted bay to ground floor, below a similarly detailed first floor window and gable. To left, lower bay with entrance under flat roof canopy on brackets, pair of lights above and single light to left. RIGHT elevation has similar first floor window and gable above canted ground floor room with flat roof and cross-window to front bay. To right, an additional bay with windows. REAR elevation has pair of chimneystacks at back of the front roof, and pair of gabled wings with windows in stone surrounds. Rear addition of 1958 not of special interest.
INTERIOR: Main interior rooms survive well. Billiard Room has panelled dado, wooden cornice, exposed ceiling joists on corbelled blocks, and wide segmental stone arch with keyblock over wooden fireplace with green tiles and panelled overmantel. First floor meeting room has arched brace roof with principles on corbelled brackets and moulded cornice, tongue and groove dado.
A good quality example of an Edwardian village institute, well preserved both externally and internally, and designed by Paley & Austin the most prominent architectural firm in Lancaster at the time, and who also designed the local Church of St. Margaret.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 490400
- 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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