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School

A Grade II Listed Building in Masham, North Yorkshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.222 / 54°13'19"N

Longitude: -1.6547 / 1°39'16"W

OS Eastings: 422612

OS Northings: 480756

OS Grid: SE226807

Mapcode National: GBR JMWM.K8

Mapcode Global: WHC7D.K48N

Plus Code: 9C6W68CW+R4

Entry Name: School

Listing Date: 9 August 1966

Last Amended: 28 April 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1132049

English Heritage Legacy ID: 325063

ID on this website: 101132049

Location: Masham, North Yorkshire, HG4

County: North Yorkshire

District: Harrogate

Civil Parish: Masham

Built-Up Area: Masham

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): North Yorkshire

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Description


SE 2280-2380 MASHAM MARKET PLACE
(north side)

7/73 School (formerly listed as Grammar
School)
9.8.66

GV II


School. Mid C18, early and late C19. Coursed squared stone with ashlar
dressings. Graduated stone slate and machine-tile roofs. 4 blocks.
Western block: 2 storeys, 2 bays. Central 4-panel door with stone lintel.
Right-hand bay has C20 casement with an unequally-hung 12-pane sash above,
both have stone lintels and sills. Left-hand bay has tall C19 cross window
with hood-mould. End stacks. Block next to western block: 1 storey, 3
bays. Central gabled porch with 6-panel door under hood-mould and plaque
above inscribed 'This school house was rebuilt and enlarged in the year 1834
by Anne widow of William Danby esquire'. Shaped kneelers and ashlar coping.
Above porch is 2-light mullion window with hood-mould. Outer bays have a
cross-window with hood-mould. All windows have diagonal glazing bars.
Corbelled cornice. Central bay has gablet with shaped kneelers and stone
coping; inset an arched bell opening with bell. Hipped roof. Block next to
eastern block: c1760. 1 storey, 3 bays. Plinth, chamfered quoins. All
windows are arched with stone Gibbs surrounds, sills with brackets.
Continuous impost band. Gothic arched sashes. Central window is taller
than outer windows. Eaves band. Hipped roof with machine tiles. To right
a pedimented porch, doorway now with C20 casement, Gibbs surround. Eastern
block: late C19. 1 storey, 1 bay. Tripartite window with casements, plain
stone surround, sill band with bracket. Cornice, pediment with keyed blind
oculus.


Listing NGR: SE2261280756

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