Vaughan Library (Harrow School) is a Grade II* listed building in the Harrow local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 July 1968. A Victorian Library. 2 related planning applications.
Vaughan Library (Harrow School)
- WRENN ID
- iron-facade-ivory
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Harrow
- Constituency
- Harrow West MP: Gareth Thomas (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 July 1968
- Type
- Library
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- Vaughan Library (Harrow School), High Street, HA1 3HT
- OS grid reference
- TQ 153 873
- Coordinates
- 51.57292, -0.33657
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Vaughan Library, located at Harrow School, was built between 1861 and 1863 by the architect Sir George Gilbert Scott. This building showcases a polychromatic Gothic style, constructed from red brick and accented with blue-grey brick and ashlar. It has a rectangular plan featuring a west central porch and an east central canted bay. The library is situated on a slope, with classrooms located below, facing east. Notable stained glass windows were created by J C Bell in 1883 and 1885.
Local climate
Vaughan Library (Harrow 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 97% 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 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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 — 2 applications
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