Building record 1432000000 - County First School, Sands

Summary

Late nineteenth or early twentieth century school at Sands.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Locally Listed Building 3924: Sands County Primary School (DBC10614)

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Type and Period (2)

  • ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Built 1895 or 1903, 19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD? to 1999 AD?)
  • (Alternate Type) PRIMARY SCHOOL (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD? to 1999 AD?)

Description

Designed by C H Moxham and built in 1895 by the borough, the school is typical of a number that were built to serve the expanding town (B1).
Locally listed. 1903, designed by Arthur Vernon of High Wycombe. Brick. Central bell cupola. Central hall with projecting end wings, each with two tall arch-headed windows. Central gabled bay. Modern flat-roofed buildings to the rear are not of historic interest and are excluded (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC22575 Bibliographic reference: Martin Andrew. 2005. High Wycombe: A History and Celebration. Caption to photo p66.
  • <2>SBC24073 Unpublished document: Wycombe District Council. 2003. Notice of Proposed Cabinet Member Decision to locally list Sands First School.

Location

Grid reference SU 84190 93346 (point)
Civil Parish HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Mar 20 2023 4:25PM

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