Carrshield Expedition Centre

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

NY 84 NW WEST ALLEN CARRSHIELD (East side)

21/221 Carrshield Expedition Centre

II

School, now Expedition Centre, dated 1851. Squared stone with ashlar dressings, tooled and margined plinth and quoins. 1 & 2 storeys, 7 bays, symmetrical.

Central gabled projecting 2-storey bay has 3-light ground floor window, 2-light window above and panel in gable inscribed: CAR SHIELD SCHOOL BUILT BY AND ON LAND BELONGING TO W.B. BEAUMONT, ESQ.

FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN OF ALL RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS 1851.

Flanking sections of 1 tall storey, each with central bay set forward as a gabled porch; renewed doors under tall overlights, panels above with GIRLS SCHOOL (left) and BOYS SCHOOL (right). Coped gables. Intermediate bays have tall tripartite sashes. All openings in recessed and hollow-chamfered surrounds.

Coped left gable with corniced stone stack; tall corniced stone stacks flank centre bay. Right gable capped by bellcote carried on 4 block corbels. Date panel below 4-centred-arched opening, cornice above and triangular finials.

Rear elevation altered.

Listing NGR: NY8029847790

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/1722 IOE Records taken by Ben Robinson; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr Ben Robinson. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project