Technical School is a Grade II listed building in the Warrington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 April 1975. School. 2 related planning applications.
Technical School
- WRENN ID
- young-zinc-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Warrington
- Constituency
- Warrington South MP: Sarah Hall (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 April 1975
- Type
- School
- Address
- Technical School, Palmyra Square, WA1 1BL
- OS grid reference
- SJ 603 879
- Coordinates
- 53.38721, -2.59822
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Technical School, built between 1900 and 1902 by William and Segar Owen, is a Grade II listed building located on the south side of Palmyra Square. It is constructed of red brick and features two high storeys. The central portion of the building is made of stone and includes a large entrance accessed by steps, topped with a hood and blocked paired columns, which support a large curved pediment. An iron balcony is situated above the entrance window. On each side of the entrance, there are five windows on both floors, as well as additional windows in the semi-basement behind area steps. Below the upper windows, terracotta relief panels display the names of notable historical scientists.
Inside, the hall boasts a mosaic floor depicting the signs of the zodiac, elaborately carved doorways, glass features, a moulded frieze, and iron balusters on the stairs. The Technical School is part of a group of listed buildings in Palmyra Square, which includes Nos 9 to 21 (odd), the Museum and Art Gallery on Bold Street, No 10 Egypt Street, Nos 3 to 13 (odd) on Springfield Street, and Nos 13 and 15 on Suez Street.
Local climate
Technical School sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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