St George's Church of England Primary School
49, SOUTH STREET W1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1236369
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- St George's Church of England Primary School
- Statutory Address:
- 49, SOUTH STREET W1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1236369
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- St George's Church of England Primary School
- Statutory Address 1:
- 49, SOUTH STREET W1
- Statutory Address 2:
- ST GEORGE'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL, SOUTH STREET W1
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:
- 49, SOUTH STREET W1
- Statutory Address:
- ST GEORGE'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL, SOUTH STREET W1
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- City of Westminster (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 28493 80497
Details
TQ 2880 SW and NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER SOUTH STREET, Wl 68/92 ;79/8 (north side) St George's Church of England Primary School and No 49 G.V. II School and flatted teacher's house. 1897-98 by P.A. Robson (son of London School Board architect) following 1896 competition. Red brick with plenty of stone dressings, slate roofs. Distinctive Free Style Jacobethan with good detailing on tight L plan with school and teacher's house with staircase/latrine tower at right angle junction and sunken playground partly extended under school building. School of 4 storeys and attic with 7 storey east corner tower. Playground elevation of 2 major gabled bays. 2 big multi-light mullioned and transomed ground floor windows between half octagon brick and stone banded piers. 1st floor has triple groups of mullioned transomed windows with linked segmental stone relieving arches, paired windows to 2nd floor and triple groups of attic lights, the central one taller with transoms. Oriel corner tower with turret roof. Latrine tower circular with shaped parapet and cupola vent; stone sill bands. The teacher's house of 4½ storeys, more appropriately domestic with banding reserved for attic storey and with corner entrance with slightly Baroque details set under corbelling with oriels above. Side elevation has 3-light mullioned-transomed wood casements segmental arched. Segmental arched loggia to attic storey. Picturesque group with Nos. 39 to 47(odd)qv. Survey of London; Vol. XL.
Listing NGR: TQ2849380497
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 427338
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Survey of London in Survey of London - The Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair Part 2 The buildings: Volume 40 , Vol. 40, (1980)
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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