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| Dent Grammar School, Dent | ||
| Dent Grammer School | ||
| locality:- | Dent | |
| civil parish:- | Dent (formerly Yorkshire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | school (ex) | |
| coordinates:- | SD70528707 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD7087 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD78 | |
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 BJW21.jpg Founded 1604; closed 1897. It is converted to two flats, the income from which supports educational grants. (taken 23.9.2005) |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Old Grammar School |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST ANDREW / / MAIN STREET / DENT / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 484412 / SD7051487069" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Grammar school, now dwelling. Probably early C18; altered C20. Roughly coursed sandstone rubble, stone slate roof. Rectangular plan on east-west axis. 2 storeys, with four rectangular 2-light windows on each floor of the south side, all with chamfered jambs and flat-faced mullions. Gable copings with small kneelers; small chimney at east gable. The north side has a mullion-and-transom stair-window at the west end, and 3 windows on each floor like those on the south side. The west gable wall has a tall arched doorway; the east gable wall has a blocked cross-window at ground floor level." "INTERIOR: altered." "HISTORICAL NOTE: founded by James I. Forms group with Church of St Andrew (qv)." |
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