2011

SJ9856 : The old Grammar School

taken 13 years ago, near to Leek, Staffordshire, England

The old Grammar School
The old Grammar School
The inscribed stone over doorway records: 'This building erected by the Earl of Macclesfield, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, Anno Domini, 1723'. It now houses a local Scout group. Grade II listed.
Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Educational sites City, Town centre Former: Grammar School Date: 1752 1723 Building Material: Sandstone Window: Lattice Image Buckets ?: Informative other tags: Scout Hall Grade II Listed Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 16 May, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 8 August, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9820 5662 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:6.4061N 2:1.7004W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 9821 5659
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