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Former St Josephs School

A Grade II Listed Building in Walkley, Sheffield

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3891 / 53°23'20"N

Longitude: -1.4968 / 1°29'48"W

OS Eastings: 433565

OS Northings: 388152

OS Grid: SK335881

Mapcode National: GBR 99G.LW

Mapcode Global: WHCCJ.Z2FM

Plus Code: 9C5W9GQ3+M7

Entry Name: Former St Josephs School

Listing Date: 12 December 1995

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1255154

English Heritage Legacy ID: 458822

ID on this website: 101255154

Location: Birkendale, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S6

County: Sheffield

Electoral Ward/Division: Walkley

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Sheffield

Traditional County: Yorkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): South Yorkshire

Church of England Parish: Walkley St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Sheffield

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Description



SHEFFIELD

SK38NW HOWARD ROAD
784-1/5/442 (South East side)
Former St Joseph's School

II

Roman Catholic school, now architects' offices. Dated 1889,
converted and restored 1990. Coursed squared stone with ashlar
dressings and steep pitched plain tile roofs with 2 large
gable and 2 side wall stacks, all coped, and 2 gabled louvred
ventilators. Renaissance Revival style. H-plan.
EXTERIOR: ground floor sillband, coped gables. Single storey
plus basement; 6 window range. Windows are mainly stone
mullioned cross casements with glazing bars. Central bay has
broken segmental pediment with pedimented dormer containing a
niche and figure. Below, porch with shouldered coped gable and
chamfered stone doorcase with cornice on brackets, and
panelled double door. Above the door, a dated panel. Outside,
steps with ramped coped balustrade walls. In each return, a
small window. Beyond, on each side, a 2-light window. Side
bays have a large through-eaves dormer with a 4-light window.
Under the right window, a 2-light basement window.
Wings have shouldered round topped gables containing an oval
glazing bar window with hoodmould. Below, a 4-light window
with cornice on brackets. Right wing has a smaller 4-light
window to the basement.
Left return has four 2-light casements.
INTERIOR has central hall with plaster groin vault, divided by
original glazed wooden screens.


Listing NGR: SK3356588152

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