University College School
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SCHOOL, FROGNAL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1113085
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1974
- List Entry Name:
- University College School
- Statutory Address:
- UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SCHOOL, FROGNAL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1113085
- Date first listed:
- 14-May-1974
- List Entry Name:
- University College School
- Statutory Address 1:
- UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SCHOOL, FROGNAL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SCHOOL, FROGNAL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Camden (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 26216 85397
Details
CAMDEN
TQ2685SW FROGNAL
798-1/37/535 (East side)
14/05/74 University College School
GV II
Public school. 1906-7. By Arnold Mitchell, built by Dove
Brothers; much of main block destroyed by fire 1978 but
restored virtually in facsimile by Michael Foster. Brown brick
with stone dressings; rusticated red brick and stone
pilasters. Slated hipped roof over central block with central
copper domed lantern flanked by stone cupolas at base of hips.
STYLE: Edwardian Baroque.
EXTERIOR: symmetrical design with 2 storey centre and flanking
blocks linked by peristyles. Central block, 12 window centre
plus 1 window recessed end bays; wings with 7 and 8 windows.
Main entrance of 7 windows and ground floor colonnade flanked
by rusticated pilasters with carved cartouche capitals.
Central round-arched entrance with attached columns supporting
elaborately carved broken scrolled pediment with festoons and
central cartouche; part-glazed panelled double doors. Above
this a carved statue of Edward VII in an elaborate aedicule
with carved feature above. Grouped architraved sashes with
cornices, central windows ground floor with segmental
pediments, 1st floor have triangular pediments with keystones.
Parapet. The pilasters to the central block originally
terminated in tall similarly rusticated chimneys.
Wings have pilastered outer bays supporting broken pediments
with carved cartouches above 1st floor sashes with broken
pediments and keystones and ground floor windows with broken
segmental pediments and keystones. Inner bays have ground
floor sashes with keystones in broken pediments and upper
floor oculi set in carved festoons, the drops linking to
pediments beneath. Cornice and parapets.
INTERIOR: has main hall with barrel-vaulted moulded plaster
ceiling having Diocletian windows and wooden panelled walls
with continuous 1st floor galley. The River Westbourne flows
under the school in a specially built crypt.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the pilasters to the central block originally
terminated in tall similarly rusticated chimneys.
Listing NGR: TQ2620285414
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 477435
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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