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Heptonstall Grammar School Museum

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CURIE listed-building-outline:02045/1005/2/000 no fact link
Prefix listed-building-outline Facts about Prefix
Reference 02045/1005/2/000 Facts about Reference
Name Heptonstall Grammar School Museum Facts about Name
Quality Authoritative: We have some data from the authoritative source no fact link
Dataset Listed building outline no fact link
Organisation Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council no fact link
Start date 1966-11-01 Facts about Start date
End date Facts about End date
Entry date 2012-04-13 Facts about Entry date
Typology geography no fact link
Geometry MULTIPOLYGON (((-2.021166 53.74884, -2.021142 53.748827, -2.02108 53.748887, -2.021182 53.748922, -2.021233 53.748875, -2.02135 53.748789, -2.021276 53.748754, -2.021166 53.74884))) Facts about Geometry
Point POINT (-2.021214 53.748841) Facts about Point
Notes Heptonstall Grammar School Museum Facts about Notes
Uprns 010035035819 Facts about Uprns
Description (formerly listed as Warehouse in Church Lane, Nos. 12 and 14 Church Lane and Nos. 4 and 5 Churchyard Bottom) School, 1771 and attached pair of cottages, late C17 or early C18, now forming museum. Large dressed stone, stone slate roof. School 2 storeys to Church Lane, and single storey to front, cottages 3 storeys to Church Lane and 2 storeys to front. Church Lane elevation has school to left with 3 bays of simple Venetian windows to each floor false keystones. Doorway between 1st and 2nd bay, paired doorways between 2nd and 3rd bays all with tie-stone jambs and chamfered surround. Over paired doorways is a single window with semi-circular arched lintel, impost block and keystone. All windows have small pane glazing. Cottages break forward and rise higher. 2 cells with paired doorways to centre. All are double chamfered mullioned windows. To left 3-lights to each floor. To right 3 lights with 5-light windows over to 1st and 2nd floor. Church Yard front has doorway either side of 6-light window with king mullion and two 3-light windows to 1st floor. School breaks forward and has 2 doorways with tie-stone jambs and chamfered surround with richly moulded recess over, one now a window the other with stone engraved HEPTONSTALL, 1642, GRAMMAR SCHOOL. South gable has 3-light double chamfered mullioned window to attic. Coped gable with kneelers. Lateral stack to front and rear and one other to ridge. A plaque to front is inscribed HEPTONSTALL, GRAMMAR SCHOOL, FOUNDED 1642 BY ENDOWMENT OF THE, REV. CHARLES GREENWOOD M.A., RECTOR OF THORNHILL, LORD OF THE MANOR OF HEPTONSTALL, REBUILT 1772 CLOSED 1889 . Interior of school room has stone fireplace with flat-arched lintel and chamfered stone shelf. Fitted bookcase with semi-circular arched surround. Earlier this century used as a bank by the Yorkshire Penny Bank. C.F. Stell, p.271. Facts about Description
Listed building 1225975 Facts about Listed building

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        "description": "(formerly listed as Warehouse in Church Lane, Nos. 12 and 14 Church Lane and Nos. 4 and 5 Churchyard Bottom) School, 1771 and attached pair of cottages, late C17 or early C18, now forming museum. Large dressed stone, stone slate roof. School 2 storeys to Church Lane, and single storey to front, cottages 3 storeys to Church Lane and 2 storeys to front. Church Lane elevation has school to left with 3 bays of simple Venetian windows to each floor false keystones. Doorway between 1st and 2nd bay, paired doorways between 2nd and 3rd bays all with tie-stone jambs and chamfered surround. Over paired doorways is a single window with semi-circular arched lintel, impost block and keystone. All windows have small pane glazing. Cottages break forward and rise higher. 2 cells with paired doorways to centre. All are double chamfered mullioned windows. To left 3-lights to each floor. To right 3 lights with 5-light windows over to 1st and 2nd floor. Church Yard front has doorway either side of 6-light window with king mullion and two 3-light windows to 1st floor. School breaks forward and has 2 doorways with tie-stone jambs and chamfered surround with richly moulded recess over, one now a window the other with stone engraved HEPTONSTALL, 1642, GRAMMAR SCHOOL. South gable has 3-light double chamfered mullioned window to attic. Coped gable with kneelers. Lateral stack to front and rear and one other to ridge. A plaque to front is inscribed  HEPTONSTALL, GRAMMAR SCHOOL, FOUNDED 1642 BY ENDOWMENT OF THE, REV. CHARLES GREENWOOD M.A., RECTOR OF THORNHILL, LORD OF THE MANOR OF HEPTONSTALL, REBUILT 1772 CLOSED 1889 . Interior of school room has stone fireplace with flat-arched lintel and chamfered stone shelf. Fitted bookcase with semi-circular arched surround. Earlier this century used as a bank by the Yorkshire Penny Bank. C.F. Stell, p.271.",
        "listed-building": "1225975"
    }
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