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Education Offices (Former Grammar School)

A Grade II* Listed Building in Plymouth, City of Plymouth

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.3834 / 50°23'0"N

Longitude: -4.0462 / 4°2'46"W

OS Eastings: 254619

OS Northings: 55730

OS Grid: SX546557

Mapcode National: GBR Q0.TBJ1

Mapcode Global: FRA 28D1.5GQ

Plus Code: 9C2Q9XM3+9G

Entry Name: Education Offices (Former Grammar School)

Listing Date: 23 April 1952

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1322035

English Heritage Legacy ID: 473453

ID on this website: 101322035

Location: Plympton St Maurice, Plymouth, Devon, PL7

County: City of Plymouth

Electoral Ward/Division: Plympton Erle

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Plymouth

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

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Description



PLYMOUTH

SX5455NE GEORGE LANE, Plympton St Maurice
740-1/50/517 (East side)
23/04/52 Education Offices (former Grammar
School)

GV II*

Grammar school, now education offices. 1664. Coursed
polychrome rubble with granite dressings; steep slate roofs
with coped gable ends with kneelers and finials.
PLAN: overall T-shaped plan with an arcaded front range with
schoolroom to 1st floor and schoolmaster's house in cross wing
at right angles to rear centre. There is a later lean-to in
the rear right-hand angle.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; 7-bay arcade of 2-centred arches on
Tuscan columns; relieving arches; 2 similar bays to left-hand
return, and mid-floor string. 4 large transomed mullioned
windows to 1st floor of front and 2 similar windows at rear
left and right of wing. At either end is a 2-centred arched
6-light window with Perpendicular tracery. Wing is 3 storeys
with upper floor mostly in roof space: 2 x 3-light and 2 x
2-light mullioned windows to W elevation; 3-light window to
1st floor of E elevation and altered window to 2nd floor.
INTERIOR: moulded round-arched doorway from rear of loggia
into wing and former list description notes: C20 staircase in
wing and heavy moulded door frame with carved stops to 1st
floor.
HISTORY: Joshua Reynolds was a pupil at this school and his
father was a master.
This is a magnificent example of a large building of this type
and date completed in Perpendicular Gothic Survival style with
some Classical influence affecting proportions and spacing of
openings.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1989-:
684).


Listing NGR: SX5461955730

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