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| Alfred Barrow School, Barrow-in-Furness | ||
| Alfred Barrow School | ||
| Street:- | Duke Street | |
| civil parish:- | Barrow-in-Furness (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | school | |
| coordinates:- | SD20006896 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD2068 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD26 | |
| references:- | Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Alfred Barrow School |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "ALFRED BARROW SCHOOL, CENTRE BLOCK / / DUKE STREET / BARROW IN FURNESS / BARROW IN FURNESS / CUMBRIA / II / 388456 / SD2000868967" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "School. 1888. By JY McIntosh. Red brick with ashlar sandstone dressings, graduated slate roof. U-shaped plan having gabled crosswings and double-depth centre; in Renaissance style. 2 storeys with half-basement; 1:4:1 bays. Basement has pedimented central doorway beneath offset band. Upper floors have architraved cross-windows linked by continuous sill and transom bands and by mid-floor sunken panels with ribbons, swags and flowers carved in relief; modillioned eaves cornice. Wings have fielded apron panels to mullioned and transomed 3-light windows in moulded surrounds with ballflower ornament; corbel tables beneath mid-floor panels that read 'HIGHER GRADE SCHOOL'; hoodmould over 1st-floor windows. Gables have a quatrefoil in keyed oculus, shaped kneelers moulded copings and finials (that to front left missing); terracotta ridge cresting. Short right return of left wing has panelled door under basket arch with hoodmould. Left return of same wing: transomed 1- and 2-light windows; doorway on right has panelled double doors in pilastered and pedimented surround with carved panel and word 'COOKERY' in tympanum. Lombard frieze at eaves." "INTERIOR: central part has transverse partition wall formed by 3-bay arcade of moulded brick basket arches with consoles on the keystones; within are original part-glazed partitions and classroom doors beneath wooden tracery; former hall at front has later divisions. Scheme repeated on 1st floor, the arches obscured by false ceiling. Foundation stone (beneath front-left window) laid by Lady Cavendish on 11.8.1888; when completed provided for the higher education of up to 1,200 pupils. Later additions not of special interest." |
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