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Old School and Railings

A Grade II Listed Building in Middleham, North Yorkshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.2849 / 54°17'5"N

Longitude: -1.8078 / 1°48'28"W

OS Eastings: 412608

OS Northings: 487711

OS Grid: SE126877

Mapcode National: GBR HLTW.DR

Mapcode Global: WHC6Y.6KDH

Plus Code: 9C6W75MR+XV

Entry Name: Old School and Railings

Listing Date: 14 February 1979

Last Amended: 25 June 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1179279

English Heritage Legacy ID: 321693

ID on this website: 101179279

Location: West End, North Yorkshire, DL8

County: North Yorkshire

District: Richmondshire

Town: Richmondshire

Civil Parish: Middleham

Built-Up Area: Middleham

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire

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Description


SE 16 NW MIDDLEHAM SWINE MARKET
(north side)

9/82 Old School and railings
(Formerly listed as The Old
14.2.79 Church School

GV II

National School and railings. Dated 1869. Rubble, Welsh slate roof.
2-storey school with 4-stage tower porch, 3:1:3 bays. Hammer-faced quoins.
School; ground floor: C20 casement windows. First floor: pointed-arched
windows, single lancets flanking central 3-light windows with tracery below
quoined gables containing blank loop-holes. Kneelers, ashlar copings, end
stacks. Tower: single lancets to first and second stages; on fourth a blank
loop-hole; on second a plaque describing the building of the school as a
memorial to Rev J A Birch, late Rector of Middleham. Entrance on right
return of tower, a board door in ashlar surround on plinths with cornice
capitals and 4-centred arch head. Railings in front of school to right of
tower: ashlar plinth supporting cast-iron railings with spear finials, urn
finials to standards, ashlar gate-piers.


Listing NGR: SE1260887712

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