Bunbury Aldersey School
| Bunbury Aldersey School | |||||||||||||||||||||
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  Location in Cheshire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | School Lane, Bunbury, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°07′02″N 2°39′20″W / 53.1172°N 2.6556°WCoordinates: 53°07′02″N 2°39′20″W / 53.1172°N 2.6556°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| OS grid reference | SJ 5621 5798 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1874 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | John Douglas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style(s) | Gothic Revival | ||||||||||||||||||||
Listed Building – Grade II | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Designated | 3 August 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | 1136159 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Bunbury Aldersey School is a Church of England primary school in School Lane, Bunbury, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[1]
History
The school was built in 1874 and designed by the Chester architect John Douglas.[2] It was built as a grammar school to replace a school nearer to Bunbury Church, which had been founded in 1594 by Thomas Aldersey. It later became a primary school.[1]
Architecture
The school is constructed in red brick on a sandstone plinth and has a slate roof. Its style is Gothic Revival, and it is built in one storey with five bays. The entrance bay projects forwards and its opening has a Tudor arch, over which is the date 1874 and shields containing inscriptions. Above this is a gable with a finial. On the roof are lucarnes and an octagonal slate turret.[1]
See also
- Listed buildings in Bunbury, Cheshire
- List of non-ecclesiastical and non-residential works by John Douglas
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Historic England. "Bunbury Aldersey School (1136159)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ↑ Hubbard, Edward (1991). The Work of John Douglas. London: The Victorian Society. p. 245. ISBN 0-901657-16-6.