John Roan Girls School
JOHN ROAN GIRLS SCHOOL, DEVONSHIRE DRIVE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1213754
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jan-1991
- Statutory Address:
- JOHN ROAN GIRLS SCHOOL, DEVONSHIRE DRIVE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1213754
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jan-1991
- Statutory Address 1:
- JOHN ROAN GIRLS SCHOOL, DEVONSHIRE DRIVE
Location
- Statutory Address:
- JOHN ROAN GIRLS SCHOOL, DEVONSHIRE DRIVE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Greenwich (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 37970 76952
Details
TQ 3776 DEVONSHIRE DRIVE
36/769 JOHN ROAN GIRLS SCHOOL
II GV
Former school. Built to the designs of Thomas Dinwiddy in 1877-8 in Gothic style with additions to the east of 1906-7 designed by Alfred Roberts and on the west of 1936-7 by Percy B Darnatt. Built of red brick with stone dressings and slate roof. Comprises central portion with link blocks and gabled wings. Central block of 2 storeys is surmounted by an octagonal bell-cote with spire and metal weathervane. Gable ended with stone coping with kneelers. Brick Lombardic frieze and beneath a stone band with the legend "ROAN GIRLS SCHOOL". 1st floor has elaborate 4-light central bay with dogtooth cornice, quatrefoil mullions and engaged columns. This is flanked by trefoliated lancets. Stone band. Arched doorcase with cable moulding and engaged columns. Ground floor has Caernarvon arched windows. Each side has a lower 2 storey brick link block with 3:2 Caernarvon arched windows to left and 2:2 similar to right. Left gable has stone coping. 1st floor 3-light window with quatrefoil and ground floor 4-light mullioned and transomed window. Right gable similar but also has the foundation stone. Attached to the right hand side is Alfred Robert's extension of 1906-7, 2 storeys red brick with 3 sashes. To the rear is a further extension of 1906-7 in red brick with flat roof with cast iron balustrading and piers. Sash windows some cambered on the ground floor with buttresses between. Built on to the left hand side is the 1936-7 extension by Percy B Darnatt of red brick in flemish bond with mansard slate roof, 5 metal casement and some 4-light windows with some ogee heads and Cinquefoil mouldings. Attached to the front is red brick wall with 7 octagonal brick and stone gatepiers with trefoil ornament and pointed caps with cable moulding. There has been John Roan schools in Greenwich since 1677 but this is the most elaborate of the 2 surviving old Roan schools, for boys and girls. They were amongst the earliest purpose built secondary schools in South East London and were built on the Prussian System.
See 'The Architect' 28 November 1874
Listing NGR: TQ3797076952
Legacy
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- Legacy System number:
- 398387
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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The Architect in 28 November, (1874)
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