Walthamstow House (Corpus Christi School) is a Grade II* listed building in the Waltham Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1951. School. 5 related planning applications.

Walthamstow House (Corpus Christi School)

WRENN ID
forbidden-pinnacle-bramble
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Waltham Forest
Constituency
Walthamstow MP: Ms Stella Creasy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 October 1951
Type
School
Address
Walthamstow House (Corpus Christi School), Shernhall Street E17, E17 3EA
OS grid reference
TQ 381 897
Coordinates
51.58964, -0.00786
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Walthamstow House, now known as Corpus Christi School, is a substantial detached house dating from the mid-18th century and currently undergoing restoration as of 1985. The building is constructed of stock brick with red gauged heads and features three storeys plus a basement. It has 15 bays, including three full-height canter bay windows at the center and on either side. The entrance is located in the fifth bay from the right, set within a projecting Doric porch. The windows are segmental-headed with flush frames, sashes, and glazing bars.

Inside, the house boasts Rococo plaster ceilings in the drawing room to the left of the entrance hall and in the entrance hall itself. There is also a contemporary staircase with fluted and turned balusters. A plaque commemorates Sir Robert Wigram MP, who lived here from 1744 to 1830 and served as High Sheriff of Essex and was a merchant.

Local climate

Walthamstow House (Corpus Christi School) sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% 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 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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