Davenant Foundation School is a Grade II listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 December 1950. A Early C19 School. 5 related planning applications.

Davenant Foundation School

WRENN ID
slow-spandrel-lark
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney MP: Rushanara Ali (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 December 1950
Type
School
Address
Davenant Foundation School, 179, Whitechapel Road E1, E1 1DN
OS grid reference
TQ 344 817
Coordinates
51.5184, -0.06397
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Davenant Foundation School is an early 19th-century building located on Whitechapel Road. It is constructed of yellow brick and features stone coping and a cornice. Above the first floor, there is a stone band with a central engraved name plate and a stone plinth. The building has two storeys and five windows, which are recessed sashes with glazing bars. A central archway adds to its architectural character.

Local climate

Davenant Foundation 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 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2023
  • Related listed building consents — 5 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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