Description

RAINE STREET E1
1.
4431
(South & West Sides)
Raine's House
TQ 3480 22/760 29.12.50.
II*

2.
1719. Founded as a school by Henry Raine but used for other purposes since the
removal of the school in the C19. Brown brick with red brick dressings and parapet.
Stucco plinth. 2 storeys, 7 windows with 2 windowed wing on east (formerly the
Schoolmaster's house). Similar wing formerly on west. Brick Corinthian pilasters
extending full height of building at each end of main block and each side of centre
bay containing entrance (now closed). Segmental heads to ground floor windows,
semi-circular heads at 1st floor except 2nd and 6th openings, which have pedimented
niches. Windows have flush frames with glazing bars (now covered). Entrance
to Schoolmaster's house is on return. The buildings are in a derelict condition.
The 2 contemporary figures of a boy and a girl, formerly in the niches, together
with other original objects from the school are preserved at the modern Raine's
Foundation School in Arbour Square (qv).

Listing NGR: TQ3487680418

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Raine's House at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q15979257

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Recommended Books

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)