Description

ARDINGLY COLLEGE ROAD
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5405
Ardingly College
TQ 32 NW 11/415
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St Saviour's College, Ardingly, was the third school established by Nathaniel Woodard.
It was founded in 1858 and until 1870 was houses in St Mary's House, (the old
Vicarage) Shoreham-by-Sea, which had previously been the original home of both
Lancing and Hurstpierpoint Colleges. The Architects of the College were
William Slater and R H Carpenter. The foundation stone was laid on 12 July 1864.
The buildings form a complete H with open sides north and south. The School House,
which is one of the wings extending south, was built in 1864-5, the Headmster's House
balancing it between 1865 and 1870, as also the Dining-room with the Assimbly-room
over it in the central block; the North School (now the Junior School) in 1880, the
Chapel completing the central block in 1855-83, the Cloisters joining the School House
and the Headmaster's House along the south face of the central block in 1892 and the
New Wing balancing the North School in 1926-7. The buildings are in Gothic style and
are of red brick with tiled roofs. The Chapel occupies the east end of the central
block comprising 4 bays flanked by buttresses each containing a window of Decorated
type. It extends into a further 2 bays east of the south east or west Wing. Above
the roof is a base for a tower but no spire. To the west of the Chapel is a pointed
carriage archway leading through the central block in the centre of the court-yard with
an oriel window above it. To the west of this are the Dining-room and Assembly-room
above having 5 pointed windows on the first floor and 5 windows of triple lancets
below. The north west wing, formerly known as the North School but now as the
Junior School, has 3 sills, 12 windows, 3 gables and 6 gabled dormer windows. The
windows consist of pairs of lancets. The north east or New Wing has 4 storeys,
16 windows and 6 gables. At the south end of it is a bay window on all floors. The
other windows are casement windows of 2 tiers of 3 lights. Reference. The Builder 1867
pps 835-6.

Listing NGR: TQ3399428561

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Ardingly College at Wikipedia
• Ardingly College official website
• Wikidata Q639400

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