Royal School of Mines (Imperial College of Science and Technology) is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. College. 15 related planning applications.
Royal School of Mines (Imperial College of Science and Technology)
- WRENN ID
- twisted-trefoil-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1970
- Type
- College
- Address
- Royal School of Mines (Imperial College of Science and Technology), Prince Consort Road Sw7, City of Westminster, SW7 2BP
- OS grid reference
- TQ 267 794
- Coordinates
- 51.49977, -0.17568
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Royal School of Mines, part of the Imperial College of Science and Technology, is a college building constructed between 1909 and 1913, designed by Sir Aston Webb. It is made of Portland stone and features a hipped green slate roof. This grand, symmetrical Classical building has three storeys, plus attics and a basement, and is thirty-three bays wide. The central seven bays are set forward and are highlighted by Roman Ionic pilasters, which are paired on either side of a central bay that includes a three-storey semi-domed niche. The upper storey of the niche has arched windows, while the other windows are square-headed. The first and second floor windows are linked by continuous architraves across each bay. Above the second floor, there is a rich modillion cornice with an attic above. The central bays feature a blind attic adorned with sculptured groups, and there are further carved figures and high pedestals flanking the entrance, which display large busts of Wernner and Beit. Beyond the entrance, broad, low obelisks support pairs of lamps.
Local climate
Royal School of Mines (Imperial College of Science and Technology) 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 15 applications
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