The Pedagogue's House, King Edward VI Grammar School Stratford-upon-Avon, England

Listed Building Data

The Pedagogue's House, King Edward VI Grammar School has been designated a Grade I listed building in England with the following information, which has been imported from the National Heritage List for England. Please note that not all available data may be shown here, minor errors and/or formatting may have occurred during transcription, and some information may have become outdated since listing.

List Entry ID
1298548
Listing Type
listed building
Grade
I
Date Listed
25 October 1951
Name
THE PEDAGOGUE'S HOUSE,KING EDWARD VI GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Location
THE PEDAGOGUE'S HOUSE,KING EDWARD VI GRAMMAR SCHOOL, CHURCH STREET
Parish
Stratford-upon-Avon
District
Stratford-on-Avon
County
Warwickshire
Grid Reference
SP 20071 54714
Easting
420070.9950
Northing
254713.8820

Listed Building Description

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STRATFORD-UPON-AVON

SP2054NW CHURCH STREET 604-1/10/51 (South East side) 25/10/51 The Pedagogue's House, King Edward VI Grammar School (Formerly Listed as: CHURCH STREET (East side) King Edward VI Grammar School; The Old Vicarage; The Pedagogue's House)

GV I

Formerly known as: Guildhall (part) CHURCH STREET. School house, master's house from c1553, now offices. For the Guild of The Holy Cross. 1427-8, with later alterations; restored 1892-5. Timber-frame with plaster and some brick infill on ashlar plinth; tile roof with brick end stack. 4-unit plan. 2 storeys; central gabled stair wing. Wing has brick ground floor, on brick and rubble plinth, incorporating blocked elliptical-headed opening to left with moulded corner post and 2 blocked openings to left return. Entrance to left of wing. 2 ground-floor windows with 4-light leaded casements to right of wing, probably blocked window to left. 1st floor has 3-light window to left of wing, with 2-light window over entrance to right and blocked 3-light window to left, wing has 3-light window, all with leaded glazing. Close-studded framing with middle rail. Right return has ovolo-mullioned windows to each floor. Rear has late C20 range attached. INTERIOR: 1st floor open to roof, 3 tie beam and collar trusses, one with arch braces and one with infill; large fireplace to left end. One of the earliest timber-framed school buildings in the country, for which the building accounts remain. (Dugdale Society Occasional Papers: Fox L: The Early History of Edward VI Grammar Sch., Stratford-upon-Avon: Oxford: 1984-; Puddephat W: The Guild Chapel & Other Guild Buildings of Stratford-upon-Avon: Stratford-upon-Avon: 1987-; VCH (offprint): Styles P: The Borough of Stratford-upon-Avon and the Parish of Alveston: London: 1946-: 12).

Listing NGR: SP2011354695