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Latitude: 53.6497 / 53°38'58"N
Longitude: -2.7297 / 2°43'46"W
OS Eastings: 351866
OS Northings: 417264
OS Grid: SD518172
Mapcode National: GBR 9VC7.TF
Mapcode Global: WH866.1JFG
Plus Code: 9C5VJ7XC+V4
Entry Name: Eccleston Old School
Listing Date: 30 January 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1164071
English Heritage Legacy ID: 184358
ID on this website: 101164071
Location: Eccleston, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7
County: Lancashire
District: Chorley
Civil Parish: Eccleston
Built-Up Area: Eccleston
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire
Church of England Parish: Eccleston St Mary the Virgin
Church of England Diocese: Blackburn
Tagged with: School building
ECCLESTON TOWNGATE
SD 51 NW
9/106 Eccleston Old School
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GV II
School, now parish hall. Dated 1814 at 1st floor. Coursed squared sandstone,
low-pitched hipped slate roof with no chimney. Small rectangular 2-storey
building, with dressed quoins and primitive Gothic openings: at left end a
pointed arch doorway with plain surround, above the door a squat window of
similar shape with square casements in the lower part and Y-tracery in the
head; to the right, 2 similar windows on each floor, those at ground floor
slightly higher; all these windows have vertical bars in front of the opening
part of the casement. Between the 2nd and 3rd windows at 1st floor is a large
plaque inscribed:
For the
Encouragement of useful Learning
And For
The Promotion of true Religion
This BUILDING was erected
By
Public SUBSCRIPTION
An:Dom: 1814
Item forms group with No.119 (Bank House) (q.v.) immediately north.
Listing NGR: SD5186617264
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