Building record 1160/245/1 - St Giles' Church School

Built in 1858-61 by E F Law. Squared rubble dressed with red brick, Welsh slated roofs.

{1} 1858-61 by E F Law. Squared rubble dressed with red brick, Welsh slated roofs. Pointed arched casement windows with stone mullions. Irregular plan. 5 window 1 storey range on right with gabled porch. Gabled block on left with tall window. Recessed left central 2 storey linking range with squat tower on left. Careful treatment of materials. Some herringbone pattern stonework. Included for group value. Nos 1 to 8 (consec.) form a group with St Giles' Church and St Giles' Church School.

{2} Built 1858-61 by E.F.Law; squared rubble dressed with red brick & Welsh slated roofs; some herringbone pattern stonework;

{3} Two photos dated 1990.

{4} Very Gothic. It originally had a tall fleche spire but it was reduced in size when the building was refurbished in 1984.

{5} Datestone of 1861.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 2/299 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1976, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), H14 p.119 (checked) (Catalogue). SNN1000.

<3> Photographs of buildings in Northampton (Photographs). SNN114989.

<4> Bailey, B, Pevsner, N, and Cherry, B, 2013, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p. 451 (Book). SNN111989.

<5> MOORE W.R.G., 1974, Survey of Northampton Datestones, p. 80 (Article). SNN40535.

Record last edited

Mar 31 2025 2:04PM