Block Number 46 School Block is a Grade II listed building in the Dover local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. School.
Block Number 46 School Block
- WRENN ID
- tattered-column-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dover
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal MP: Mike Tapp (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1986
- Type
- School
- Address
- Block Number 46 School Block, Guston
- OS grid reference
- TR 326 435
- Coordinates
- 51.14359, 1.32487
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Block Number 46, also known as the School Block, is a building constructed in 1909 by Sir Henry Tanner. It features a pebbledash exterior with red brick dressings and a plain tiled roof. The structure includes a library range with classrooms projecting to the south and common rooms to the north.
The main elevation consists of five projecting wings, with the two end wings designed as pedimented pavilions. The three central wings have hipped roofs, all supported by a plinth, quoins, and a modillion eaves cornice. There are segmental semi-dormers on the left and right, along with three pedimented semi-dormers in the center that include side lights. The library has a large transverse roof topped with a central balustraded cupola featuring a weather vane.
The single-storey side wings have glazing bar sashes, segmental semi-dormers, and half-glazed doors. There are 20th-century additions to the rear. Inside, the library boasts a wooden truss roof with curved braces and an inserted floor.
Local climate
Block Number 46 School Block receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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