Building record 1157800000 - VILLAGE HALL, HIGH STREET, WEEDON
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1124341: VILLAGE HALL (DBC3510)
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Type and Period (3)
- NATIONAL SCHOOL (Built 1876-1877, 19th Century - 1877 AD to 1877 AD)
- VILLAGE HALL (20th Century - 1900 AD? to 1999 AD)
- (Alternate Type) INFANT SCHOOL (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
Grade II. Village hall, formerly school. 1877. By George Devey for Mrs. Cazenove of Lilies. Red brick with diaper patterning in blue headers; stone mullion windows and door arch. Steeply pitched tiled roof, gables coped with moulded brickwork, the far gable with tile-hanging to rear. Gables also have cylindrical brick finials with stone caps. External brick chimney to left side has diapered base and 2 square shafts set diagonally with off-set heads. L-plan. One storey. Front to road has wide gabled bay to left with transomed 4-light window below Tudor hoodmould, and small semi-circular arched recess above with stone sill, key and impost blocks. Narrow bay to right has board and stud door with leaded fanlight in chamfered 4-centred arch with hoodmould. Left side has 4-light window. Smaller bay to rear. All windows have diamond leading (B1).
New infants' school designed by George Devey for Henry Cazenove and built in 1876-7. RIBA's Devey Collection includes correspondence between Henry Cazenove and the National Society (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC19269 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p87.
- <2>SBC24278 Bibliographic reference: Jill Allibone. 1991. George Devey: Architect 1820-1886. p171.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 81379 18259 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEEDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jun 7 2023 7:32PM
