St Martin in the Fields Secondary School is a Grade II* listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1958. A C19 School.
St Martin in the Fields Secondary School
- WRENN ID
- dusk-pedestal-violet
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1958
- Type
- School
- Address
- St Martin in the Fields Secondary School, 1-4, St Martin's Lane Wc2, City of Westminster
- OS grid reference
- TQ 301 805
- Coordinates
- 51.50915, -0.12623
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
St Martin in the Fields Secondary School is a former National School built between 1827 and 1830, likely designed by John Nash and executed by G. Ledwell Taylor. The building is constructed of stucco with a slate roof and features an elegant Ionic design, contributing to Nash's vision for the isolation of St. Martin's and the improvements along the Strand.
The school has three storeys and a south front that is seven windows wide, with a two-window return to Adelaide Street that includes a plain square-headed doorway. The ground floor has a rusticated podium, with recessed glazing bar windows featuring flat, voussoired, and keystoned arches. The main floor is adorned with archivolt arched windows that have moulded imposts, while the second floor has small square windows. Both these upper storeys are highlighted by giant fluted Ionic pilasters, with coupled flanking end bays that rise from a plat band and support an entablature with a dentil cornice and a blocking course. The frieze of the entablature is inscribed in fine lettering with "St. Martin's National Schools." This building is part of the St. Martin's Parochial Buildings, showcasing a typically varied composition by Nash.
Local climate
St Martin in the Fields Secondary 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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