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Burford Primary School Together with Forecourt Wall and Railings

A Grade II Listed Building in Burford, Oxfordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8092 / 51°48'33"N

Longitude: -1.6373 / 1°38'14"W

OS Eastings: 425104

OS Northings: 212346

OS Grid: SP251123

Mapcode National: GBR 5SW.DX7

Mapcode Global: VHBZS.KSSF

Plus Code: 9C3WR957+M3

Entry Name: Burford Primary School Together with Forecourt Wall and Railings

Listing Date: 1 March 1990

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1224756

English Heritage Legacy ID: 420901

ID on this website: 101224756

Location: Burford, West Oxfordshire, OX18

County: Oxfordshire

District: West Oxfordshire

Civil Parish: Burford

Built-Up Area: Burford

Traditional County: Oxfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire

Church of England Parish: Burford

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


BURFORD AND UPTON PRIORY IANE
AND SIGNET (North side)
SP2512 (Enlargement) Burford Primary School
7/65 together with fore-
court wall and
railings.

GV II


Primary school and boundary wall and railings. Dated 1877. Coursed and
squared rubble, plain tile roof. Vernacular style-see the coped gables
with steps (party traceried), the cut and shaped finials, the mullioned
windows with transoms and cornices. Single storey. 3 gables to front,
the left-hand gable projects by one bay and is wider with corbelled
finials, 3-light window, string between gable steps with lozenge date
panel. The two right-hand gables break through the eaves and have side
pilasters with ball - finials; they flank a broached chimney with diagonal
shaft (base only). Base of diagonal-shafted chimney - pair at junction of
ridges. Heavy bellcote to east gable with arched opening. Entered from
low extension with gable to left over moulded elliptical-head doorway and
the 3-light transom window with cornice, corbelled ball-finials, extended
by short bay to right.
The boundary wall is in rubble and has chamfered coping with wall-
buttresses carrying ball-copped dies, short railings with flattened heads
between and 3 gateways. Railings link school and wall.


Listing NGR: SP2510412346

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