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School the Grove Building

A Grade II Listed Building in Mere, Wiltshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0898 / 51°5'23"N

Longitude: -2.2709 / 2°16'15"W

OS Eastings: 381126

OS Northings: 132314

OS Grid: ST811323

Mapcode National: GBR 0V3.NNY

Mapcode Global: FRA 6647.M4T

Plus Code: 9C3V3PQH+WM

Entry Name: School the Grove Building

Listing Date: 7 July 1989

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1130753

English Heritage Legacy ID: 320159

ID on this website: 101130753

Location: Mere, Wiltshire, BA12

County: Wiltshire

Civil Parish: Mere

Built-Up Area: Mere

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Church of England Parish: Mere St Michael the Archangel

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

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Description



ST 8032-8132 MERE CHURCH STREET
(North)

6/31 School: The Grove
Building

GV II

School. Dated 1899. Squared and coursed limestone with hard red brick
dressings, plain tile roof. An L-plan building returning to Barton Lane.
Facing church the front is one storey with attic at left end, three flemish
gables, that to left wider and with semi-circular termination; 1+5 windows.
Left has largeoculus with glazing bars ingable above a recessed door with some
glazing, and two small 2-light casements all in a brick panel and with segmental
heads. A brick buttress in one offset, then alternately 2-light casements with
transome and lofty 2-light casements with 2 transomes to segmental heads in face
gables; all with glazing bars to small square panes. A further brick buttress
extreme right. Brick or Terra-cotta dressings including cill band and
decorative tops to gables. Broad sweep of roof, panelled brick stack far left.
Return, to Barton Lane has high gable to pointed crown, with 2 large 2-light,
2-transome windows as front; then long wing with panelled door and fanlight in
arched opening, 3-small vertical casement and a 2-light with transome. Then a
wing with two gables with concave swept cappings, windows at front and a large
stack flush with the eaves. A lead covered pyramidal ventilator near junction
with front block. Interior seems much as built, including a glazed brick dado;
roof -trusses now ceiled at tie level. A vigorous and assured building, very
characteristic of the turn of the century; built at the expense of Miss Julia
Chafyn Grove at a cost of £2,400+ the left-hand gable in Barton Lane, includes a
square panel with inscription 'The Grove Buildings; 1899'. Replaced or
augmented the adjacent National School (q.v.).


Listing NGR: ST8113032317

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