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St Bees School Buildings Around Quadrangle to South West

A Grade II Listed Building in St Bees, Cumberland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.4944 / 54°29'39"N

Longitude: -3.5925 / 3°35'32"W

OS Eastings: 296953

OS Northings: 512172

OS Grid: NX969121

Mapcode National: GBR 3JCG.1N

Mapcode Global: WH5ZF.S9HC

Plus Code: 9C6RFCV5+Q2

Entry Name: St Bees School Buildings Around Quadrangle to South West

Listing Date: 9 March 1967

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1086678

English Heritage Legacy ID: 76160

ID on this website: 101086678

Location: St Bees, Cumberland, Cumbria, CA27

County: Cumberland

District: Copeland

Civil Parish: St. Bees

Built-Up Area: St Bees

Traditional County: Cumberland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cumbria

Church of England Parish: St Bees

Church of England Diocese: Carlisle

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Description


NX 91 SE (INSET) ST BEES B5345 (East side) St Bees 8/62 St Bees School; buildings around 9.3.67 quadrangle to south-west

G.V. II

Public School, founded 1587 by Edmund Grindal, Archbishop of Canterbury. Buildings form 3 sides of quadrangle. North range C16 with additions of c1820; other ranges built 1842. North range probably 1st school building, built from material salvaged from the Abbots' house. Sandstone blocks on chamfered plinth. Graduated slate roof with stone copings and kneelers; corniced stone octagonal end chimney. Originally 2 storeys; storey added when roof replaced c1820. 9 bays. Seven 3-light and one (C20?) 2-light mullioned windows, with glazing bars in architraves, under continuous hoodmould to ground floor; 6th bay from left, now blank, original door? 4 similar windows to each floor above; hoodmoulds with labels to 1st floor. 1842 ranges ashlar on plinth. Graduated slate roofs with stone copings and blocking courses; corniced stone octagonal mid and end chimneys. Symmetrical, 5 bays. Central castellated 4-stage clock tower, over 4-centred entrance arch, has octagonal corner turrets. Two 2-storey bays to either side with 'aisle' to ground floor. 2-storey, 6-bay south range has window over 'aisle' to left of 4-centred door with octagonal turrets on either side; 3 bays to right. All windows paired sashes with glazing bars in architraves; all windows (except to aisles) and doors have hoodmoulds with labels.

Listing NGR: NX9695312172

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