Phoenix School is a Grade II* listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1993. School. 28 related planning applications.

Phoenix School

WRENN ID
floating-bailey-sable
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Stratford and Bow MP: Uma Kumaran (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 March 1993
Type
School
Address
Phoenix School, 49, Bow Road E3, E3 2AD
OS grid reference
TQ 369 827
Coordinates
51.52749, -0.02656
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Phoenix School is a special school built between 1951 and 1952, designed by Farquaharson and McMorran. The structure features a concrete frame with stock brick infill and low pitched copper roofs, consisting of one and two storeys. The building has a spine plan that runs north-south, with a series of attached two-storey pavilions on both the east and west sides, creating open courtyards. It is characterized by large windows with painted metal frames and includes a fully glazed assembly hall that is one tall storey high. Additionally, there are four reliefs by Steven Sykes located on the outside walls of the central court.

Local climate

Phoenix School 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 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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