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Trinity High School (Main Building),

Grove Street

Grid Reference:    

SP 0453 6778

Description:

School. Dated 1832 by H.W. Simister of Birmingham. Dark red brick with lighter dressings. Hipped pantiled roof, partly behind parapet. Octagonal central cupola with domical lead roof, ball finial and weather vane. Double courtyard plan. 2 storeys. Neo-Georgian style. Impressive main front forms very long symmetrical facade of 6:3:3:1:1:1:3:3:6 with central entrance bay. Windows are multi-paned casements. Windows flanking entrance have traceried glazing in their upper lights. Entrance bay projects and has rusticated quoins and a stepped parapet with ball finials. Tripartite first-floor window. Entrance has Art Deco-style stone architrave and panel with datestone; half-glazed double doors and traceried fanlight. Plaque above with pear tree and motto.

The building was founded in 1927 as Redditch County High School.

Significance:

A large and imposing Neo-Georgian building. The pleasing symmetry and detail of its principal facade take advantage of its extensive elevated site and its general character relates well to the residential buildings in the immediate vicinity. Its distinctive profile, with its attractive cupola, together with the welcome area of open space in front of the building, make a very positive contribution to their immediate surroundings and to the locality in general.

History:

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