Description

John Burnet (senior), 1858, as Alexander's Public School; campanile; Italianate composition, but with some Greek revival detailing; 2-storeys; polished ashlar; near symmetrical, advanced and pedimented gables at ends, long centre with steps to arcaded loggia at ground, thin campanile is in left re-entrant angle; distinctive glazing pattern presumably original; shallow-pitched slate roofs. Also range at rear.

Boundary wall to street also ashlar, square gatepiers.

Statement of Interest

Built as adjunct to adjoining R F & J Alexander's Cotton Thread Mill, part now surviving as Great Eastern Hotel. Upgraded to category A, 24 April 1998. Conversion to business centre under way February 2000 (CRGP architects) with substantial modern extension to rear.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Alexander's School at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q4718104

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Recommended Books

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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings