North West Wing of Bedford College is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 December 1987. College building.
North West Wing of Bedford College
- WRENN ID
- odd-grate-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 December 1987
- Type
- College building
- Address
- North West Wing of Bedford College, York Bridge Nw1, City of Westminster
- OS grid reference
- TQ 279 824
- Coordinates
- 51.52609, -0.15647
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The North West Wing of Bedford College is a college building constructed between 1910 and 1913 by architect Basil Champneys. It is made of red brick with a tiled roof and features a long range with the main central block projecting towards the northwest front. The design incorporates elements of free style, with influences from 17th century vernacular and Georgian Revival architecture. The building has three and four storeys and presents a symmetrical five-bay centre, where the three central bays are slightly advanced and topped with a pediment. There are two gabled bays on each side and set-back wings that have linked gables. The central doorway is flanked by flush framed mullioned and transomed glazing bar casements, which are set under flat cambered gauged brick arches. The eaves cornice is bracketed, and there is a bold pediment above. The wings on the southeast front are only slightly set back and feature projecting pediments capped with gabled bays. There are extensions at the north end of the building.
Local climate
North West Wing of Bedford College sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% 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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