St John's Parochial School and Attached Walls and Railings is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 December 1994. School. 1 related planning application.
St John's Parochial School and Attached Walls and Railings
- WRENN ID
- inner-sentry-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Constituency
- Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 December 1994
- Type
- School
- Address
- St John's Parochial School and Attached Walls and Railings, Whiteladies Road, BS8 2QY
- OS grid reference
- ST 573 748
- Coordinates
- 51.47104, -2.61578
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
St John's Parochial School, now used as offices, was built in 1850. It features a Tudor Gothic Revival style and is constructed from Brandon Hill Grit squared rubble with Pennant bands and limestone dressings. The building has a cross axial stack and a decorative tiled cross-gabled roof. It is a single-storey structure with an attic and has a nine-window range. The design is nearly symmetrical, with a large cross gable in the center and smaller gables at each end and on the returns.
The exterior includes a moulded plinth, Pennant bands below the cills, heads, and relieving arches, as well as moulded eaves with carved rainwater heads. The gables are coped with kneelers and finials. The main entrance is on the left side of the main gable, featuring an elliptical arch, chamfered jambs, and a label above a battened door. Lean-to porches with Tudor-arched doorways are located at each end, with the right end porch open and side windows with margin lights.
The main gable also has a large Tudor-arched window with 15 lights and lattice cast-iron panes, above which is a plaque inscribed "ST JOHN'S PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS/ MDCCCL" and a small bellcote. Other windows throughout the building have mullions and metal casements, with the side and end gables featuring 3-light ground-floor and 2-light first-floor windows, as well as 3- and 2-light mullion windows with labels. The roof displays a decorative diaper pattern of black tiles interspersed with red and brown tiles.
The rear elevation has similar features but includes later additions. Inside, there are few surviving original details. The property also has attached front area walls with wrought-iron railings and tall perimeter walls surrounding the playground at the rear. Overall, it presents a vigorous design that contributes positively to the townscape.
Local climate
St John's Parochial School and Attached Walls and Railings receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 2002
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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