Sculpture at King Solomon Academy is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 May 1998. Sculpture. 3 related planning applications.
Sculpture at King Solomon Academy
- WRENN ID
- distant-panel-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Queen's Park and Maida Vale MP: Georgia Gould (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 May 1998
- Type
- Sculpture
- Address
- Sculpture at King Solomon Academy, Penfold Street, Nw1, City of Westminster, NW1 6RU
- OS grid reference
- TQ 270 818
- Coordinates
- 51.52151, -0.16946
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sculpture at King Solomon Academy is a sculptural group created in 1960 by the architect Leonard Manasseh. Made of cast-concrete, it features a series of geometrical shapes arranged in a paved garden. This includes a pyramid that reflects the rooftop forms, a pierced circle with an adjoining triangular wedge, and a bowl that incorporates a fountain. The sculpture is a significant part of the strongly geometric design of this notable and elegant school.
Local climate
Sculpture at King Solomon Academy 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2002
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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