Former Bowdler'S School is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1953. A Georgian School, offices.
Former Bowdler'S School
- WRENN ID
- brooding-bastion-soot
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1953
- Type
- School, offices
- Period
- Georgian
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SHREWSBURY
SJ4912SW BEECHES LANE 653-1/15/94 (North side) 10/01/53 Former Bowdler's School (Formerly Listed as: BEECHES LANE Bowdler's School)
GV II
Former school, now offices. Dated 1724. Brick with painted stone dressings and plain tiled roof. 2 storeys with gabled dormers in the hipped roof, 3 bays (1-3-1), the outer bays advanced. Central doorway with shouldered architrave and heavy segmental pediment capped by inscribed stone recording "Founded by Thomas Bowdler 1724". This links doorway with window over which has elaborate consoles over sill. Windows are all casements with transoms, with moulded sills and segmentally-arched heads with keystones. Continuous string course over ground floor. Projecting modillion eaves band. Angle quoins stress projecting outer bays. Coped gable to rear, side wall stack.
Listing NGR: SJ4935312297
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