NHER 29696 (Building record) - Smithdon High School, King's Lynn Road
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TF64SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HUNSTANTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Former Civil Parish | xOLD HUNSTANTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1954 by Alison and Peter Smithson; steel and glass panels around two courtyards. Pioneering design of world importance.
March 1993. Listed, Grade II*.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"Secondary school. 1950-54. Alison and Peter Smithson. Painted steel frame with buff sandlime brick infill. Flat roof. Windows originally of steel, without subframes, but now many of these have been changed to timber. 2 storeys, with single storeyed workshops and kitchens to north."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
Gymnasium NHER 44242 Listed separately as Grade II*.
NB Listed as Hunstanton but really in Old Hunstanton.
Press cuttings (S2) to (S5) and architectural plans (S6) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 30 April 1993. Amended by P. Beers (HES), 03 April 2020.
See NHER 1276 for a Roman coin possibly from this site.
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF99427 Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Listing Notification. Notification. DNF3897.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF82192 Unpublished Document: NPS Property Consultants. 2003. The Smithdon High School, Hunstanton, Conservation Plan.. September. CD9044.
- <S1> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1077909.
- <S2> SNF3093 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1993. School gets listed status. 2 April.
- <S3> SNF66216 Newspaper Article: Lynn News. 1993-1994. [Articles on the listing of Smithdon High School].
- <S5> SNF66219 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2002. A modernist marvel. 4 January.
- <S6> SNF49212 Drawing: Various. Various. Architectural plans.
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Record last edited
Apr 3 2020 4:12PM