Forest School (Junior School Boarding House) East of Main Buildings of Forest School is a Grade II listed building in the Waltham Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1987. School boarding house.

Forest School (Junior School Boarding House) East of Main Buildings of Forest School

WRENN ID
riven-forge-dale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Waltham Forest
Constituency
Walthamstow MP: Ms Stella Creasy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1987
Type
School boarding house
Address
Forest School (Junior School Boarding House) East of Main Buildings of Forest School, College Place E17, E17 3PY
OS grid reference
TQ 393 893
Coordinates
51.58557, 0.00967
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This detached house, now serving as a school boarding house, dates from the 18th century. It is constructed of stock brick and features a tiled mansard roof with a parapet. The building has five bays and two storeys. The central entrance is highlighted by a pedimented doorcase that is both architraved and consoled. The windows are square gauged headed sashes with plate glass. Inside, the property is noted for its doglegged staircase with turned balusters, among other features.

Local climate

Forest School (Junior School Boarding House) East of Main Buildings of Forest 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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