Old School Court
OLD SCHOOL COURT, 21, KING STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1298221
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Old School Court
- Statutory Address:
- OLD SCHOOL COURT, 21, KING STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1298221
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1951
- List Entry Name:
- Old School Court
- Statutory Address 1:
- OLD SCHOOL COURT, 21, KING STREET
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- OLD SCHOOL COURT, 21, KING STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TF 61621 20176
Details
KING'S LYNN
TF6120SE KING STREET 610-1/7/88 (West side) 01/12/51 No.21 Old School Court
GV II
Formerly known as: No.21 King's Lynn High School for Girls KING STREET. House. Fragments of walling to south side indicate early C17 origins, but now mainly C18. High School for Girls 1902-79, converted to flats 1982-86. Brick, the facade rendered and scored to imitate ashlar. Plaintile roofs. Rusticated quoins throughout. 2 storeys and dormer attic in 5 bays, the central bay strongly projecting to contain passage to rear. Double-leaf doors with doorcase of panelled pilaster strips. One sash with glazing bars over door. 2 similar sashes to each floor right and left of centre bay, except for those to ground floor left, which contain plate glass. All windows in thin moulded surrounds. Modillion timber eaves cornice below gabled roof. The gabled roof of the centre bay ends in a shouldered gable end with a doorway leading to a balcony: iron railings. 2 gabled dormers each side in main roof with sashes with glazing bars. Internal gable-end stack to left, a rendered C17 stack right of centre and a small central stack. North gable wall is late C20 except for a short portion with its C18 platband. Passageway through a porch has a stone arch at line of main wall and another marking west exit. Rear enriched with a copper ogee verandah on 2 octagonal iron posts. A 2-storey mid C19 block runs west from south end: sashes with glazing bars and gauged skewback arches. INTERIOR. Main staircase to north of front range of c1790: open string with 2 turned balusters to each tread and wreathed handrail. First floor front room of this part with a late C18 marble fire-surround sporting a leaf trail (oak) to the sides and a floral frieze below the mantle. Floral plaster cornice and acanthus rose. Remainder of rooms in this block not seen.
Listing NGR: TF6162120176
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 384159
- 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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