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Record Details

MonUID:MST9379
HER Number:06018
Type of record:Building
Name:St. John's Preparatory School, Alton

Summary

A listed mid 19th century house, which is now used as a school. The house was designed by A.W.N. Pugin for the 16th Earl of Shrewsbury and is of ashlar construction with edged herringbone tooling and a plain tile roof.

Grid Reference:SK 0730 4247
Map Sheet:SK04SE
Parish:Alton, Staffordshire Moorlands District
Map:Show location on Streetmap

Monument Type(s):

  • HOUSE (Built, Victorian - 1847 AD to 1847 AD)
  • SCHOOL (Converted, Victorian to Late 20th Century - 1900 AD? to 1999 AD?)

Associated Events:

  • EST680 - An archaeological watching brief at Alton Castle, Alton, 2001-2002. (NRHE Name - Land at Alton Castle)
  • EST791 - A geophysical survey at the castle fosse, Alton Castle, Alton, December 2000. (NRHE Name - Land at Alton Castle)
  • EST3256 - A survey of pre-1920 schools in Staffordshire (Phases 1 and 2), 2007-2010. (NRHE Name - Staffordshire Pre-1920 Schools)

Protected Status:

  • Listed Building (II*) 1757/13/009: St. John's Preparatory School

Full description

Sources and further reading

---SST3627 - Watching Brief Report: Jonathan Goodwin (Potteries Museum Field Archaeology Unit). 2002. Archaeological Watching Brief at Alton Castle, Staffordshire.
---SST3739 - Geophysical Survey Report: P. P. Barker & E.J.F. Mercer (Stratascan). 2000. Alton Castle, Staffordshire. Part II: Radar Survey of the Fosse.
<1>SST1072 - Photographic: Staffordshire County Council. 2003. Photographs of Alton Castle and St. John's Preparatory School, Alton. Digital Photography.
<2>SST317 - Survey Report: Shane Kelleher (Birmingham Archaeology). 2010. Staffordshire Historic School Building Study: Phase 2.
<3>SST318 - Photographic: Shane Kelleher (Birmingham Archaeology). 2007-2010. Staffordshire Historic School Building Study: Phase 2 - Photographs. Digital Photography.

Related records

00092Part of: Alton Castle (Monument)

Associated Images

SST318_School_Survey_Phase_2_27_St_John_the_Baptist_Primary_Alton_01.jpg
Staffordshire Historic School Building Study: Phase 2 - Photographs
© Birmingham Archaeology
SST318_School_Survey_Phase_2_27_St_John_the_Baptist_Primary_Alton_02.JPG
Staffordshire Historic School Building Study: Phase 2 - Photographs
© Birmingham Archaeology

Associated Documents

Staffordshire Historic School Building Study: Phase 2
© Birmingham Archaeology
Staffordshire Historic School Building Study: Phase 2
© Birmingham Archaeology

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