New North Road: Sherwood House
Details
Deposited Plan Number: | no data |
Date: | Mid 19th Century |
Plans Register: | no data |
Street: | New North Road |
Property Name / Number: | 70 Sherwood House |
Area: | Highfield, HD1 5NE |
District: | Kirklees |
Town: | Huddersfield |
Grid Reference: | SE1383017225 |
Building Project: | Sherwood House |
Type: | Domestic (then school and later flats) |
Applicant: | no data |
Applicant Address: | no data |
Architect: | no data |
Architect Address: | no data |
Status of Project: | no data |
Contractor: | no data |
Contractor Address: | no data |
Work Commenced: | no data |
Work Completed: | no data |
Occupants: | no data |
Subsequent Alterations / History: | Existing, Grade II Listed (1 September 1978) Kayes College established as a school in Sherwood House in 1906 as the Central (Kayes') College. It eventually dropped the Central and became an independent grammar school. It merged with St David's boys' school in 1986. The joint school became known as Huddersfield Grammar School and is on the St David's site on Luck Lane, Marsh. |
English Heritage Listing: | 1279237 — listed on 1 September 1978 (old ID: 403877) |
Location of Archives: | no data |
Buildings of Huddersfield ID: | 3859 |
Images
Additional Information
Mid C19. Ashlar. Hipped slate roof. 2 storeys. Modillioned eaves cornice.
Panelled blocking course. Urn finials at corners. Rusticated quoins. Southern- most window range is shallow canted bay, both storeys with eclectic foliate pier, taking full (ground floor dentilled) entablatures. More carving to sill brackets, in spandrels of ground floor windows (round-arched), and in frieze of 1st floor windows. Central 1st floor window has 2 round-headed sashes with foliate capitals, in raised frame with moulded cornice and inch carving over window heads. 2 north windows have moulded and shouldered frames, with foliage carving in sill brackets, flanking scrolls and along head of frame. Ground floor windows have hollow chamfered round arches, on raised frames with moulded cornices on gadrooned scrolls, keystones and pediment shaped acroteria above: foliage carving in spandrels and acroteria. 4-panelled door with moulded imposts and voussoirs, in porch with columns with eclectic foliage capitals taking full entablature with carved modillions: blocking course: foliage carving in spandrels of door and between modillions of porch.-
(Extract from English Heritage listed buildings service, record number 403877) http://lbonline.english-heritage.org.uk/BuildingDetailsForm.aspx?id=403877&search=y
WALL TO NUMBER 70 Also Grade II Listed (Ref No 403878)
Location
At the Same Location?
Record | Distance (feet & meters) | |
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New North Road: Additions to Sherwood House and Potting Shed (1883) - plan# 1200 | 16ft | 5m |
New North Road: Conservatory (1878) - plan# 625 | 16ft | 5m |