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The Old Grammar House

A Grade II Listed Building in Kinver, Staffordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.4463 / 52°26'46"N

Longitude: -2.2243 / 2°13'27"W

OS Eastings: 384853

OS Northings: 283174

OS Grid: SO848831

Mapcode National: GBR 1C1.NGF

Mapcode Global: VH91G.DSG0

Plus Code: 9C4VCQWG+G7

Entry Name: The Old Grammar House

Listing Date: 16 June 1953

Last Amended: 18 December 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1230951

English Heritage Legacy ID: 405980

ID on this website: 101230951

Location: Dunsley, South Staffordshire, DY7

County: Staffordshire

District: South Staffordshire

Civil Parish: Kinver

Built-Up Area: Kinver

Traditional County: Staffordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Staffordshire

Church of England Parish: Kinver St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Lichfield

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SO 8483-8583
15/75

KINVER C.P.
DARK LANE (north side)
No 1, The Old Grammar House

(formerly listed as Ye Olde Grammar School, DARK LANE, previously listed as Old Grammar School House)

16.6.53

GV
II
House. Late C16 incorporating some earlier fragments, with a major extension of the 1830s; restored in the 1970s. Timber framed with a brick extension rendered and lined as ashlar; plain tile roof, hipped to the right, and slate roofed extension; brick ridge stacks. C16 L-shaped plan; principal range aligned east-west facing south and rear wing to the west aligned north-south; 1830s wing to the east aligned north-south. C16 main house to the left, gabled 1830s wing to the right. Main house: two storeys and gable-lit attic with continuous first floor jetty and jettied attic gables; uninterrupted close studding to all floors. Two bays, C20 wood mullioned windows on cyma reversa brackets, small four-pane casements to first floor centre. Central four-panel door within original frame with gabled wrought iron porch, approached by a flight of brick steps; a curved tension brace extends from the right-hand side of the door frame to the sill beam. Extension wing: two storeys; one bay glazing bar sashes.

Listing NGR: SO8485383174

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