Original Building of Main Block of Fakenham Grammar School is a Grade II listed building in the North Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 1979. School.
Original Building of Main Block of Fakenham Grammar School
- WRENN ID
- grim-granite-quill
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Norfolk
- Constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham MP: Jerome Mayhew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 February 1979
- Type
- School
- Address
- Original Building of Main Block of Fakenham Grammar School, Highfield Road
- OS grid reference
- TF 918 301
- Coordinates
- 52.83507, 0.84602
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The original building of the main block of Fakenham Grammar School dates from the early to mid-19th century. It is constructed of yellow and grey brick and features a low-pitched hipped slated roof with wide eaves supported by paired brackets. The building is two storeys high and has a symmetrical facade with a layout of two bays, one central bay, and two additional bays. The central section projects slightly and is topped with a small pediment. The windows are sash style with glazing bars and flat rubbed brick arches. A wide central porch is supported by two pairs of Ionic columns and pilasters, which hold up an entablature adorned with a dentilled cornice. There are large modern Georgian-style additions at each end of the building that are not included in this listing.
Local climate
Original Building of Main Block of Fakenham Grammar School receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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