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Latitude: 53.6595 / 53°39'34"N
Longitude: -2.7737 / 2°46'25"W
OS Eastings: 348970
OS Northings: 418390
OS Grid: SD489183
Mapcode National: GBR 9V23.9X
Mapcode Global: WH865.C8GW
Plus Code: 9C5VM65G+RG
Entry Name: School in Churchyard of Church of St Michael
Listing Date: 17 April 1967
Last Amended: 30 January 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1072547
English Heritage Legacy ID: 184320
ID on this website: 101072547
Location: Croston, Chorley, Lancashire, PR26
County: Lancashire
District: Chorley
Civil Parish: Croston
Built-Up Area: Croston
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire
Church of England Parish: Croston St Michael and All Angels
Church of England Diocese: Blackburn
Tagged with: School building
CROSTON CHURCH STREET
SD 41 NE
8/68 School in churchyard of Church
of St. Michael (Formerly listed
17.4.67 as School in Churchyard of
GV St Michael and All Angels)
II
School, rebuilt 1827. Squared sandstone, slate roofs. In 3 parts, forming
canted enclosure to south side of churchyard: 3-bay 2-storey main block
built over pathway to bridge with canted single-storey wing on the left,
and lower 2-storey 4-bay continuation to right. In Tudor style.
Symmetrical main block has passage through the centre with 2-centred
archway enclosed by a square hoodmould with carved quatrefoils in the
spandrels, a 3-light mullioned window each side of the arch and similar
windows of 3,2, and 3 lights at 1st floor, steeply pitched roof, massive
external chimney at left gable with clustered flues, and similar smaller
chimney at right gable with coupled flues. Single-storey canted left wing
has mullioned window with hoodmould. Two storey extension to right has 4
square windows with hoodmoulds on each floor, all with altered glazing, and
in centre of 1st floor 2 datestones, one above the other, lettered in
relief:
IAMES
HIET
VICAR
AND:RE
CTOR
1660
and THIS SCHOOL
WAS REBUILT BY
SUBSCRIPTION
A.D. MDCCCXXVII
Rear has archway matching that at front, and wings to the flanking bays,
the 1st canted, a continuous dripcourse, and an arched doorway to each
wing, etc.
Listing NGR: SD4897018390
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