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Entrance Lodge to Merchant Taylors School (Boys)

A Grade II Listed Building in Crosby, Sefton

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.4834 / 53°29'0"N

Longitude: -3.0235 / 3°1'24"W

OS Eastings: 332179

OS Northings: 399012

OS Grid: SJ321990

Mapcode National: GBR 7XB5.60

Mapcode Global: WH86T.JPGW

Plus Code: 9C5RFXMG+9J

Entry Name: Entrance Lodge to Merchant Taylors School (Boys)

Listing Date: 20 December 1996

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1257519

English Heritage Legacy ID: 463757

ID on this website: 101257519

Location: Great Crosby, Sefton, Merseyside, L23

County: Sefton

Electoral Ward/Division: Victoria

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Crosby

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside

Church of England Parish: Great Crosby St Faith

Church of England Diocese: Liverpool

Tagged with: Gatehouse

Description


CROSBY

SJ39NW LIVERPOOL ROAD 778-1/3/58 (West side) Entrance lodge to Merchant Taylors School (Boys)

GV II

Entrance lodge to school grounds. Probably c1878, and probably by Lockwood and Mawson. Red brick in English bond with sandstone dressings, graduated green slate roof with blue slate fishscale bands. Tudor style. Elongated cruciform plan. EXTERIOR: single storey, presenting a 1-window gable to the drive; with a chamfered plinth, chamfered corners with pyramid stops, and steeply-pitched roof with oversailing eaves and verges. In the north-east angle formed by a north wing to the main range is an open timber-framed porch which has a pyramidal roof with branched cast-iron finial; and left of this, a sashed window under a gablet with wooden finial. The front gable wall has a stone mullioned 2-light sashed window, and panelled barge-boarding. The south facade has a short wing with similar window and barge boards, and two unequal sashed windows, the larger under a gablet like that at the front. All windows have moulded stone surrounds. Chimney on ridge of main range, another at crossing, both with weathered bases and tall octagonal shafts (the latter coupled) with moulded stone caps. INTERIOR: not inspected. Forms group with associated entrance gateway (qv) and main school building (qv).

Listing NGR: SJ3217999012

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