2019

SP0488 : Foundry School, Foundry Road, Winson Green

taken 5 years ago, near to Handsworth, Birmingham, England

Foundry School, Foundry Road, Winson Green
Foundry School, Foundry Road, Winson Green
One of twenty-seven surviving schools built by the Birmingham School Board, built 1883 to the designs of John Henry Chamberlain (1831-83) and William Martin (1828-1900). It displays their typical layout of classrooms ranged along a central spine. Listed Grade II. In the foreground the former caretaker's house, which forms part of the Listing. Now the Oasis Academy Foundry.

There is a benchmark Link below the street name sign on the house.
Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

Read more at Wikipedia LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Housing, Dwellings Suburb, Urban fringe Educational sites Period: Late 19th Century Date: 1883 other tags: School School House Grade II Listed Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SP0488, 145 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 5 September, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 10 September, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 0406 8850 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:29.6637N 1:56.4978W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 0403 8845
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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