Main block of City of London School (Main front block only) is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1969. School. 12 related planning applications.

Main block of City of London School (Main front block only)

WRENN ID
veiled-turret-quill
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
City of London
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 March 1969
Type
School
Address
Main block of City of London School (Main front block only), Victoria Embankment, Ec4, City and County of the City of London, EC4Y 0JP
OS grid reference
TQ 315 808
Coordinates
51.51133, -0.10591
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The main block of the City of London School, built between 1881 and 1882 by architects Davis and Emanuel, is a large and elaborately designed building made of Portland stone, showcasing a northern renaissance style. It features two main storeys above a basement, with dormers set in a hipped, slated roof. The ground storey is adorned with Ionic columns, while the upper storey features Corinthian columns that support arches with lunette windows. The building includes corner pavilions topped with cupolas and a central lantern on the roof.

At the western side, there is a short return, while the eastern return is now exposed and plain. The front area has two lamp standards on the parapet. The irregular buildings at the rear are not of interest.

Inside, the building boasts a marble entrance staircase with a colonnade and a great hall that occupies the entire upper part of the main block.

Local climate

Main block of City of London School (Main front block only) sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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