Description

BRIDGE STREET
1.
5l50
(West Side)
The Old Academy
SJ 6087 2/4 6.12.49.
II

2.
Built 1757 or earlier, to train candidates for the Nonconformist ministry. Transferred
to larger building in 1762, and dissolved in 1783. Now (1973) empty. Tutors
included Joseph Priestley, John Aikin, Gilbert Wakefield and probably Marat; students
included Josiah Wedgwood's eldest son Malthus. Brick with slate roof (one
end nipped) and wood eaves cornice. 3 storeys. Original (6-panel door, porch
of detached Roman Doric columns, with flat roof; 4 restored sash windows on ground
floor and 5 on upper floors, with stone sills and some stone lintels.
Interior (not seen) said to have original staircase, doors, and 2 panelled rooms,
one with some erichiment.

Listing NGR: SJ6069487871

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26432294

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Recommended Books

• 
  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)