The Old Schools, Harrow School is a Grade I listed building in the Harrow local planning authority area, England. A Early Modern School. 5 related planning applications.

The Old Schools, Harrow School

WRENN ID
silver-eave-equinox
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Harrow
Constituency
Harrow West MP: Gareth Thomas (Lab)
Country
England
Type
School
Period
Early Modern
Address
The Old Schools, Harrow School, Church Hill, HA1 3HL
OS grid reference
TQ 153 873
Coordinates
51.57334, -0.33734
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Schools at Harrow School is a Grade I listed building located on Church Hill in Harrow-on-the-Hill. The west wing was originally built in 1615 and includes a panelled schoolroom from around the same time, designed by architect Mr. Sly. The east wing was added in 1820 by C.R. Cockerell, and the entire structure, except for the left flank wall, appears to have been refaced in red brick during this period. The building features two main storeys, a basement, and a staircase that links the wings. It has mullion and transom windows, as well as an oriel window on the first storey. The design includes stepped gables topped with a tiled roof.

Local climate

The Old Schools, 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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