Block of Two Gymnasia to South of Main Block at Woodlands School is a Grade II listed building in the Coventry local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1993. School building.

Block of Two Gymnasia to South of Main Block at Woodlands School

WRENN ID
deep-hammer-hawthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Coventry
Constituency
Coventry North West MP: Taiwo Owatemi (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 March 1993
Type
School building
Address
Block of Two Gymnasia to South of Main Block at Woodlands School, Broad Lane
OS grid reference
SP 277 793
Coordinates
52.41157, -1.59316
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This building is a block of two gymnasia located to the south of the main block at Woodlands School, constructed between 1952 and 1957. It was designed by the City Architects Department in collaboration with the Ministry of Education Development Group. The structure uses the Hills 3'4" system, featuring a steel frame with precast concrete panels. It has a flat roof with a prominent roof slab and is a rectangular block that ranges from one to two storeys high. The design includes extensive glazing arranged in horizontal bands, with painted metal framed windows and plate glass.

The gymnasia are an integral part of the Woodlands School complex, which includes the Main Block, Workshop and science block, Arts and Crafts block, Gymnasium block, three additional teaching blocks, five house blocks, and a cycle store to the east. Woodlands School was notable as an experimental design project and is recognized as one of the early purpose-built comprehensive schools.

Local climate

Block of Two Gymnasia to South of Main Block at Woodlands School receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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