Brockhill County Secondary School is a Grade II listed building in the Folkestone and Hythe local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1952. A C17 School, former house.
Brockhill County Secondary School
- WRENN ID
- weathered-pediment-furze
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1952
- Type
- School, former house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Brockhill County Secondary School is a house, dating back to 1611 and significantly altered in the mid-19th century, with 20th-century modifications. The original 17th-century section is constructed of roughly coursed galleted stone, with a plain tile roof, while the mid-19th century range is rendered and has a slate roof. The 17th-century range's left third, possibly a cross-wing, projects slightly forward. A short left return wing, possibly a cross-wing to the 17th-century range, connects to a parallel rear range built in the 19th century.
The 17th-century range is two stories high. The left end of the left section and the left return elevation have been raised to match the height of the taller 19th-century range. It features a chamfered stone plinth and flat eaves soffits at the left end of the left section. The roof of the left end of the left section is hipped to the front, and the roof of the main range is hipped to the right. A red brick stack rises from the eaves at the front of the left end section, alongside a broad projecting 17th-century stone stack at the front elevation, forming the right end of the left section. A narrower stone stack is centrally positioned on the main range, incorporating a chamfered string and a stone base with brick relieving arches. A projecting stone clock tower is located almost adjacent to the right, and also features a chamfered stone plinth. The fenestration is irregular, including two 12-pane sashes (one at half-level) with segmental heads to the left end of the left section, one 16-pane mullioned sash to the left end of the main range, one 24-pane mullioned sash to the left of the next stone stack, and one 2-light rendered mullioned window to the right of the tower. Blocked rectangular chamfered stone windows are found at the left end of the left section and to the right of the porch. An 8-panel stone mullioned and transomed window with a moulded hoodmould is located to the right of the clock tower. A slightly projecting stone porch is positioned towards the left end of the main range, featuring a moulded rounded arch and vestigial stone pilasters. The original 1611-dated door is a 17th-century panelled door set within a moulded rectangular architrave. The left return elevation has been refaced or rebuilt in the mid-19th century, incorporating an entrance porch. The rear range, of two stories, has rendered quoins, flat eaves soffits, and a hipped roof, with a regular front of five windows featuring 12-pane sashes with segmental heads in moulded architraves. The interior has not been inspected.
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