West Greenwich Secondary School is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1973. School. 18 related planning applications.

West Greenwich Secondary School

WRENN ID
leaning-vault-cobweb
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Greenwich
Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich MP: Matthew Pennycook (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 June 1973
Type
School
Address
West Greenwich Secondary School, Blackheath Road Se10
OS grid reference
TQ 376 768
Coordinates
51.47348, -0.01989
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

West Greenwich Secondary School was built in 1874 by E R Robson and J J Stevenson. Originally a three-storey structure, it appears to have a very tall half-attic level, and was initially six bays wide, with the third bay from the left being noticeably narrower than the others. The high-pitched tiled roof features three steep gable ends, each with two tall windows. A small window is located between each pair of tall windows, and at the right-hand end. The building's walls are constructed of multicoloured stock brick, with red brick used for decorative elements. A terra-cotta plaque featuring swags and the inscription "SBL" is positioned on the left side of the second floor. On the first floor, there are 11 windows, with the first and sixth being blank. These windows have moulded brick architraves, a frieze, and segmental pediments. A flat pilaster sits between each window, supporting a cornice. The ground floor windows are paired and feature Dutch gabled crestings over, set within round arched recesses; the third window from the left is single. A late 19th-century, three-bay extension runs under the gable on the right side. A three-storey and basement modern extension sits at the left. The school forms a group with Nos 56 to 62 (even) Union Place.

Local climate

West Greenwich 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 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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