Bluecoat School (National Trust) is a Grade I listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 May 1954. A Baroque School. 2 related planning applications.
Bluecoat School (National Trust)
- WRENN ID
- cold-barrel-scarlet
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 May 1954
- Type
- School
- Period
- Baroque
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TQ 2979 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER CAXTON STREET, SW1 98/26 (south side)
15.5.54 Bluecoat School (National Trust) [Formerly listed as No 25 (Christ Church, Blew Coat Room)]
- I
Former Blue Coat school, now shop. Built 1709 (rainwater heads dated). Brown brick, red dressings; roof not visible. Freestanding oblong building, of 3 bays to each side; 2 tiers of windows. Centre bays set forward slightly; pilastered corners. To Caxton Street main entrance in fluted Doric pilastered porch, with niche over containing statue of Blue Coat Scholar; segmental split pediment to parapet with clock below. Square headed windows, flush framed sashes, glazing bars, gauged heads, keystones. Dentil cornice in brick; parapet; subsidiary entrance to west. Other 3 sides with similar architectural treatment. Fine interior forming single tall space with pilasters and niches to walls, entablature and coved ceiling; four fluted Corinthian columns mark entrance; fireplace to opposite end, etc.
London Vol I. N. Pevsner.
Listing NGR: TQ2948179360
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