Building record MLI96975 - Old School, wall, gate piers and gate, Burton

Summary

Former school, built in 1897. Now a village hall.

Type and Period (7)

  • (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1923 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Mid 20th Century to 21st Century - 1951 AD? to 2050 AD)
  • (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1897 AD to 1950 AD?)
  • (Post Medieval to Modern - 1897 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Post Medieval to Modern - 1897 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Post Medieval to Modern - 1897 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Mid 20th Century to 21st Century - 1951 AD? to 2050 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

Full Description

A school which is now a village hall and club. It was built in 1897 and underwent additions in 1919. It was made of coursed rockfaced limestone with yellow brick dressings and has a slate roof with sprocketed eaves and raised stone coped gables. There is a 1914 to 1918 war memorial in Portland stone which is flanked by single four light glazing bar casements with brick dressings to the eaves. In the central gable is a rectangular stone plaque bearing the Monson arms and the date 1897. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {1}{2} The 1923 war memorial at Burton is made of Portland stone, resembling the end elevation of the Whitehall Cenotaph. It was fixed on the front façade of what was the village elementary school. The memorial is dedicated to those who served in the First World War and the Second World War. {3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Index: Department of the Environment. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 9/24.
  •  Report: West Lindsey District Council. 1990. Burton Conservation Area Report. p.17.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Michael Credland. 2014. The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire. p.60.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 9604 7460 (34m by 38m)
Civil Parish BURTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jul 19 2023 8:49AM

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