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Old Grammar School and Attached Cottage

A Grade II Listed Building in Leyland, Lancashire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6889 / 53°41'19"N

Longitude: -2.6953 / 2°41'43"W

OS Eastings: 354179

OS Northings: 421602

OS Grid: SD541216

Mapcode National: GBR 9TMS.8D

Mapcode Global: WH860.KJQX

Plus Code: 9C5VM8Q3+GV

Entry Name: Old Grammar School and Attached Cottage

Listing Date: 26 July 1951

Last Amended: 27 February 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1361899

English Heritage Legacy ID: 357930

ID on this website: 101361899

Location: Leyland, South Ribble, Lancashire, PR25

County: Lancashire

District: South Ribble

Electoral Ward/Division: Buckshaw & Worden

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Leyland

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire

Church of England Parish: Leyland St Andrew

Church of England Diocese: Blackburn

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Description


SD 52SW LEYLAND CHURCH ROAD

8/24 Old Grammar School and attached
26.7.1951 cottage
(Formerly listed as The Old Grammar
GV II School and No. 24)

Grammar School, late C16 or early C17, with attached master's cottage dated
1790; now museum. Gable end to road, in corner of churchyard. Brick, with
stone plinth and quoins, slate roof, gable chimney at left end, and very
large external chimney stack at right end, which has scored rendering.
School is rectangular, 4 bays and 2 storeys; cottage attached at south east
corner is one bay of 2 storeys. West wall of school is slightly stepped
and has some quoins in the centre; 5 ground floor windows of 3 lights with
rendered brick mullions and segmental brick heads; 3 windows at 1st floor,
of 5, 4 and 4 lights, all with rendered brick mullions, some similar windows
on rear wall. Present entrance through cottage door at south end, which has
lintel lettered "By the liberal Contributions of the Gentlemen of this Parish
and others in the year 1790". Interior: floor level recently lowered by
excavation; ground floor room has 5 chamfered beams, 2 with arch-bracing
to wooden corbels; much evidence of internal timber framing.


Listing NGR: SD5417921602

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