Tower Of Former Holly Mount School In Old Fold Garden is a Grade II listed building in the Rossendale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1984. School tower.

Tower Of Former Holly Mount School In Old Fold Garden

WRENN ID
rusted-storey-juniper
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rossendale
Country
England
Date first listed
30 November 1984
Type
School tower
Source
Historic England listing

Description

SD 82 SW RAWTENSTALL ST. MARY'S WAY

14/230 Tower of former Holly Mount - School in Old Fold Garden

GV II

Tower of former Holly Mount school, erected 1839 by Messrs Whitehead as factory school. Dressed sandstone. Gothic style, rectangular plan, 3 diminishing stages, with diagonal buttresses, set-offs at each stage, battlements and crocketed pinnacles, clock face at 3rd stage. Attached at ground level is large decorated datestone (probably formerly a door head) forming a semi-circular arch with raised lettering "1839" and "HOLLY MOUNT SCHOOL" in the head; above this a plaque stating that the Old Fold Garden was the site of the Holly Mount School. Item forms conspicuous landmark in its locality.

Listing NGR: SD8114622843

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