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Latitude: 53.4833 / 53°29'0"N
Longitude: -3.0253 / 3°1'31"W
OS Eastings: 332058
OS Northings: 399002
OS Grid: SJ320990
Mapcode National: GBR 7X95.T1
Mapcode Global: WH86T.HPLZ
Plus Code: 9C5RFXMF+8V
Entry Name: Headmasters House to Merchant Taylors School (Boys)
Listing Date: 20 December 1996
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1257522
English Heritage Legacy ID: 463760
ID on this website: 101257522
Location: Great Crosby, Sefton, Merseyside, L23
County: Sefton
Electoral Ward/Division: Victoria
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Crosby
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside
Church of England Parish: Great Crosby St Faith
Church of England Diocese: Liverpool
Tagged with: House
CROSBY
SJ39NW LIVERPOOL ROAD
778-1/3/59 (West side)
Headmaster's House to Merchant
Taylors School (Boys)
GV II
Headmaster's house, now offices. Probably 1878, by Lockwood
and Mawson. Red brick in English bond, with sandstone and
terracotta dressings, graduated green slate roof with blue
slate fishscale bands. Eclectic style with both Gothic and
Tudor features. Modified square plan with projecting gabled
bays.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 2:1 windows with a short gabled wing to
the right; chamfered plinth, 1st-floor string course carried
round. Gabled porch in angle, with 2-centred arched doorway,
set-in colonnettes with foliated caps, divided doors,
oversailing verges on wooden brackets, with panelled
bargeboards and cut-down finial. Tall cross-window to left and
one and 2-light windows above;, large 6-light transomed window
at ground floor of gabled wing to right and stepped 3-light
window above. Short ridge chimneys with swept stone caps
(probably bases to former tall shafts now missing). Left
return, 2:1 windows, with 2 gables, that to the right
projecting, with a storeyed canted bay window which has
crocketed cornices to both levels; other fenestration like
that to front.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Forms group with main school building (qv).
Listing NGR: SJ3205899002
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