2015

SK4003 : Dixie Grammar School

taken 11 years ago, near to Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England

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Dixie Grammar School
Dixie Grammar School

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Dixie Grammar School

Dixie Grammar School is an independent school in Market Bosworth.
The earliest records of the School's existence date from 1320, but the school was re-founded in 1601 under the will of an Elizabethan merchant and Lord Mayor of London, Sir Wolstan Dixie, by his great-nephew Sir Wolstan Dixie of Appleby Magna, who came to live in Market Bosworth in 1608.
The most distinguished of the School's former pupils is Thomas Hooker, founder of Hartford, Connecticut, known as the Father of American Democracy. Samuel Johnson, moralist, poet and author of the famous dictionary, taught at the school in the mid-eighteenth century.
The main building of today's school was built in 1828 and faces the market square of Market Bosworth.
Grade II listed. LinkExternal link
The Dixie Grammar provides education for the following ages of children:
The Pippins Nursery School (ages 3–4)– in Wellsborough
The Dixie Grammar Junior School (ages 5–10) – in Wellsborough
The Dixie Grammar School (ages 10–18) – in Market Bosworth

Market Bosworth

Market Bosworth is a small Market Town in Leicestershire.
Wikipedia: LinkExternal link

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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%)

Read more at Wikipedia LinkExternal link

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SK4003, 401 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 5 July, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 22 November, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 4054 0310 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:37.4493N 1:24.1534W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 4055 0309
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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