Former Special Girls School, Kingsway College Clerkenwell Centre

The Former Special Girls School, now part of Kingsway College Clerkenwell Centre, was built in 1902, as indicated by inscriptions on a nearby gate. The building is constructed of yellow brick with red brick dressings, stucco, and render, topped with a tiled roof. It features a flat-arched entrance with a decorative stone architrave on the northern wing, and all windows are flat-arched with gauged brick heads and red brick dressings. The main structure has a two-span roof and was originally designed as a balanced composition facing the school yard, consisting of three bays. Each bay includes a tall window in a full dormer, a lower window beneath the eaves, and a stack below the ridge. There is an extension at the northern end with a flat roof, while the elevation facing Woodbridge Road has a similar design but consists of only two bays. This building was part of the initiative by the London School Board, established from 1892 onwards, to accommodate children with learning difficulties, offering a more relaxed and liberal approach to discipline and teaching compared to the main Board Schools.