Description

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SU 56 NE
3/12

WOOLHAMPTON
UPPER WOOLHAMPTON
Abbey Gardens
Hall approximately 25 metres to north of Gatehouse at former Douai School

(Formerly listed as Hall approximately 25 metres to north of Gatehouse at Douai School, UPPER WOOLHAMPTON)

GV
II

School hall, later converted (2020). 1893-5 with 1915 addition to north. By F. A. Walters in a Free Perpendicular Gothic Style. Red brick with Bath stone dressings; tiled roof, five gabled dormers with casements, and stack to front between third and fourth bays from left. One storey and attic.

North front: six bays, right-hand bay obscured by later block to right. Arched Clerestory windows to hall with three arched lights and returned hoodmoulds; low one storey later addition to front with three-light mullioned windows and arched doorway to left.

Interior: moulded ceiling beams; large fireplace to north with moulded four-centred arch and figure in niche above. Originally built for St. Mary's College.

Listing NGR: SU5773268034

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26605563

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)