St George's German and English Schools (Numbers 55,57 and 59) is a Grade II listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 October 1994. Educational. 4 related planning applications.

St George's German and English Schools (Numbers 55,57 and 59)

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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney MP: Rushanara Ali (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 October 1994
Type
Educational
Address
St George's German and English Schools (Numbers 55,57 and 59), Alie Street, E1 8EB
OS grid reference
TQ 340 812
Coordinates
51.51418, -0.07028
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

St George's German and English Schools, located at numbers 55, 57, and 59 Alie Street, were built in 1877 by E A Gruning for the German Lutheran Church. These elementary schools for girls and boys feature red brick frontages and have an internal fireproof construction with slate roofs. The building consists of three storeys and an attic, with six bay classrooms, two on each floor. Staircases located in smaller bays at the ends lead to schoolteachers' flats on the second floor and into the attic.

The ground floor has casement windows under segmental heads, while the first floor features windows with keystones and pediments. The second floor has sash windows, all positioned between pilasters that rise to an attic centerpiece beneath a pediment. A high brick parapet and brick stacks that have been cut down are present. Doors on either side of the building are also under segmental heads, with the left door situated under a pediment and accompanied by a round window that connects to the rear entry. This rear entry leads to a former graveyard, which is now occupied by the Infants' School. The rear elevation is similar but simpler, featuring a date plaque in a moulded brick surround.

Inside, the building is simple but retains some fireplaces on the ground floor and in the attics. Stone staircases with wrought-iron balustrades add to the interior features.

Local climate

St George's German and English Schools (Numbers 55,57 and 59) 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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  • Sale history — 23 transactions since 1998
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