Charlotte Sharman School, Block Fronting Geraldine Street

SOUTHWARK

TQ3179 WEST SQUARE 636-1/4/855 (North West side) Charlotte Sharman School, block fronting Geraldine Street

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School. 1884-5. For the School Board for London. Yellow and red brick with black brick plinth. Irregular L-plan. Block with long elevation to Geraldine Street, between West Square and St George's Road. EXTERIOR: the 2 upper storeys are built in yellow brick and articulated by a blind segmental-arched arcade, the arches and banding in red brick. The 2nd-floor windows have segmental heads, while those on the 1st floor have flat arches. The ground floor is red brick with banded rustication and has rectangular windows surmounted by segmental pointed arches with keystones. The south elevation has 5-window range with a projecting corner block and 2-window range to the east; the west elevation (facing Geraldine Street) has a 12-window range with 2 slightly projecting blocks of 2-window ranges at either end; the north elevation has a 3-window range with blind arches, and a projecting corner block of 4-window range at the south end. The great majority of the windows still retain their original glazing bars. The brick parapet surrounding the rooftop playground has rectangular openings, the proportions and placement of which suggest the attic storey of a Classical building. INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: TQ3159079128