Southwark Educational Services Centre and Perimeter Wall
SOUTHWARK EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CENTRE AND PERIMETER WALL, BELLENDEN ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1376554
- Date first listed:
- 17-Sept-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Southwark Educational Services Centre and Perimeter Wall
- Statutory Address:
- SOUTHWARK EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CENTRE AND PERIMETER WALL, BELLENDEN ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1376554
- Date first listed:
- 17-Sept-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Southwark Educational Services Centre and Perimeter Wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- SOUTHWARK EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CENTRE AND PERIMETER WALL, BELLENDEN ROAD
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:
- SOUTHWARK EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CENTRE AND PERIMETER WALL, BELLENDEN ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Southwark (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 33937 75904
Details
SOUTHWARK
TQ3375NE BELLENDEN ROAD 636-1/47/34 (South East side) Southwark Educational Services Centre and perimeter wall
II
Board school, now local authority offices. Dated 1876, extension to rear dated 1895. By ER Robson, architect to the School Board for London. MATERIALS: red and yellow brick in unusual bond, course of alternating headers and stretchers, alternates with header courses; dressings in brick and rubbed brick. Roof of tile. PLAN: H-shaped plan. 8-window range with 2-window range gable-facing cross wings to Bellenden Road. Return of cross wings to Maxted Road of 2-window range; 3-window to full-height rear wing. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys over basement. The ground- and 1st-floor windows are segmental-arched; 2nd-floor windows to cross wings are also segmental-arched. Second-floor windows of intermediate range are flat-arched and paired; alternate pairs finish in high gabled dormers and project below the sill band; cornice found to smaller paired windows. The tall gable windows also linked by a sill band which serves to divide the 1st and 2nd floors. Storey band between ground and 1st floors. Alternate 1st-floor windows in intermediate range are divided by flat, brick pilaster strips, having a capital formed by the silhouette of a Jacobean column; each 1st-floor window to cross wings framed by pilaster; Dutch gable to cross wings, with string courses continuing from 2nd floor of intermediate range. First floor of left return articulated as a series of segmental-arched blind arcades, 2 pierced by small windows; in outer arcades plaques bearing the date and the insignia of the London School Board. The bay elevation repeated on rear. Cross-wing like extension to rear contains halls and has a Dutch scrolled gable; designed in a sympathetic style and included in this listing. Square cupola to roof tapering to octagonal bell stage. Stacks at inner corner of cross wings. INTERIOR: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: perimeter wall of brick in Flemish bond with ornamental gateway.
Listing NGR: TQ3393775904
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 470557
- 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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