Former Church of England Primary School, including two school houses

Old School House, Lister Way, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3AF

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1061224
Date first listed:
04-Jan-1973
List Entry Name:
Former Church of England Primary School, including two school houses
Statutory Address:
Old School House, Lister Way, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3AF
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1061224
Date first listed:
04-Jan-1973
List Entry Name:
Former Church of England Primary School, including two school houses
Statutory Address 1:
Old School House, Lister Way, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3AF
Statutory Address 2:
Old School Mews, Sandgate Hill, Sandgate , Folkestone, CT20 3ST

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
Old School House, Lister Way, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3AF
Statutory Address:
Old School Mews, Sandgate Hill, Sandgate , Folkestone, CT20 3ST

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Kent
District:
Folkestone and Hythe (District Authority)
Parish:
Sandgate
National Grid Reference:
TR 20774 35254

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 10 April 2025 to amend the name and address and reformat the text to current standards

TR 2035 SE
7/38

SANDGATE
SANDGATE HILL
Old School Mews and LISTER WAY Old School House
Former Church of England Primary School, including two school houses

(Formerly listed as Church of England Primary School (Including 2 School Houses) HIGH STREET)

4.1.73

II
1866 by P C Hardwick in Gothic style. Built of stone rubble with steep pitched tiled roof with gable ended cross wings at each end, and in the angle a tall square tower with short spire. Stone coping to gables. Large gothic painted arched windows in gable ends with plate tracery made up of three lancets with trefoil piercings. Single storey. Pointed arch entrances at base of tower and in gabled porch on left hand return. Including the school houses. Two storeys stone rubble. Slate roof having gables with shaped barge boards. Ground floor splayed bay with parapet and porch with pointed arches and parapet, first floors have two trefoil headed lights to stone mullion window.

Listing NGR: TR2077435254

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
175345
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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