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OLD PALACE SCHOOL (CROYDON PALACE)

OLD PALACE SCHOOL (CROYDON PALACE), OLD PALACE ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1079296
Date first listed:: 29-Jan-1951
List Entry Name:: OLD PALACE SCHOOL (CROYDON PALACE)
Statutory Address:: OLD PALACE SCHOOL (CROYDON PALACE), OLD PALACE ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1079296
Date first listed:: 29-Jan-1951
List Entry Name:: OLD PALACE SCHOOL (CROYDON PALACE)
Statutory Address 1:: OLD PALACE SCHOOL (CROYDON PALACE), OLD PALACE ROAD

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

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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Location

Statutory Address:: OLD PALACE SCHOOL (CROYDON PALACE), OLD PALACE ROAD

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

County:: Greater London Authority
District:: Croydon (London Borough)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ 31970 65392

Details

In the entry for OLD PALACE ROAD 2/46 Old Palace School (Croydon Palace) The previous listing date shall be amended to read 29.1.51

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1. 5009 OLD PALACE ROAD

Old Palace School (Croydon Palace) TQ 36 NW 2/46 20.5.54

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2. Largely C15 and C16 group of buildings, formerly the palace of the Archbishops of Canterbury. C15 Great Hall ascribed to Archbishop Stafford (d 1452), with late C14 2 storey porch with vaulted ceiling to lower chamber. Hall interior has rich C16 timber roof with 2 tiers of collar beams with moulded arch-braces to lower collars; the braces rest on wall-shafts supported by fine heraldic corbels, later tie-bemas. Three-light stone mullioned windows with 4-centred heads, continuous moulded stone cill beneath windows on both sides. West of the Hall are the state appartments, which include the first floor "Guard Room", now the school library. The room is ascribed to Archbishop Arundel (1353-1414) and has a depressed arch-braced roof with plaster ceiling to shape and late C14 carved stone corbels supporting the principal collar-beams. Fine 4-light canted mullioned and transomed bay window, fireplace with damaged bolection-moulded surround and late C17 overmantel with segmental pediment signs of earlier overmantel beneath. Gallery at west with re-set Laudian altar rail, the room behind the gallery contains some exposed C16 or C17 panelling and an oak ceiling with elaborate roll-moulded joists. Two fine staircases of heavy early C17 type with balustrades and newel-posts with ball tops.

Chapel divided into 4 bays. Five windows a side with flat heads, and of 5 lights with 4-centred heads. Seven-light east window with a shallow triangular head. Depressed tie-beam roof with ribbed and panelled timber ceiling. Fixed stalls to walls with fine C17 bench-ends and panelling to walls continued across western portion of chapel openwork screen with double doors. Elaborate corner gallery with panelled front. Old stone font from a church in Southwark. The fine altar rails are now in the Guard Room. The exterior of the whole palace is of stone or C16 red brick, with early stone windows or Georgian sashes. The whole building is one of exceptional interest, both internally and externally and has many additional features of note. (VCH, Surrey; Lysons, "Environs of London").

Listing NGR: TQ3196465395

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

Legacy System number:: 201229
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Lysons, D, Environs of London County of Surrey, (1792)
Lysons, D, Environs of London Supplement, (1811)
Malden, H E , The Victoria History of the County of Surrey, (1902)
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 17 Greater London

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