Description

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 11/07/2012

SJ 68 NE
2/18

GRAPPENHALL C.P.
LAUREL BANK
(north side), Thelwall
Chaigeley School

(Formerly listed as Craigeley School)

II

House, now a boarding school, early C19 altered mid C19 and extended
to near mid C20. Brick with stucco dressings; grey slate roof.
Symmetrical front of 3 storeys and 3 windows (5 to 3rd storey) with
pediment gable, stucco Roman Doric doorcase containing part-glazed
6-panel door with 2-storey rendered canted mid-to-late C19 bay window
to each side containing 4-pane recessed sashes under keystone lintels.
Above the door is a 4-pane sash in shouldered moulded stucco case with
entablature; a similar but shorter window to 3rd storey with 2
flush-frame 4-pane sashes under keystone lintels to each side.
Interior: Right front room has moulded plaster ceiling of geometrical
panels; left front room has curved niche in rear wall; doors from
hall have early C19 moulded cases. Late C19 open-well stair. Doors
on upper storeys have 6 fielded panels.

Listing NGR: SJ6546987596

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Chaigeley School at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q26429936

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Recommended Books

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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)