Description

TAMWORTH

SK20SW WOODHOUSE LANE, Amington
670-1/4/13 (West side)
09/11/72 Amington Centre
(Formerly Listed as:
WOODHOUSE LANE, Amington
School)

II

School, now community centre. 1863-4. By G.E.Street. Brick
with C20 tile roof and cresting; brick valley stacks.
Vernacular Revival style. Single storey; 5-window range; small
gabled projection toward right end. Weathered brick base and
sill course. Entrance has C20 hipped porch with glazed sides;
windows project above eaves with half-hipped gables, all but
one are boarded, the window to right of entrance has wooden
mullioned frame of 4 lights with 2 transoms and shouldered
lintels; projection has segmental-headed window with 2-light
transomed wooden frame. Ridge has 2 bell turrets, one square
with tile-hung base and pyramidal roof over open sides, the
other has leaded fleche on 2 posts. Returns have
segmental-headed windows under pointed arches with herringbone
brick tympanae; that to left return over lean-to outshut; that
to right over pointed entrances. Rear has attached parallel
range with varied entrances and fenestration, now boarded, and
2 stacks to valley with diagonal shafts. INTERIOR: inserted
C20 floor.

Listing NGR: SK2326104352

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26503897

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas