Roman Catholic School is a Grade II listed building in the Preston local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1986. A C19 School.

Roman Catholic School

WRENN ID
lone-spindle-soot
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Preston
Country
England
Date first listed
13 January 1986
Type
School
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Roman Catholic School, now serving as a parish centre and nursery school, was built in 1836, as indicated on the parapet. It features dressed sandstone in watershot coursing and slate roofs, designed in an H-plan layout. The building is symmetrical, consisting of a 3-bay, 2-storey main section with single-storey crosswings that originally housed the schoolrooms.

In a simple classical style, it includes a plinth, bands, a moulded cornice, a low parapet, and gable end stacks. The wings have corner pilaster strips and pedimented gables. The central doorway of the main house, which is now mostly blocked, has a moulded architrave and cornice. The ground floor has two windows, and each wing features a single window, all set in recesses that rise from the plinth. These windows are vertical rectangular shapes with altered glazing.

The centre of the pediment on the main house is inscribed with "MDCCCXXXVI," while the pediments of the wings display stone tablets labeled "GIRLS" and "BOYS." Each wing extends three bays in length, with the left wing having a short flat-roofed extension that runs the full length of the return wall.

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