Former School of Science and Art is a Grade II listed building in the North Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 May 1983. School. 2 related planning applications.
Former School of Science and Art
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-courtyard-soot
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Somerset
- Constituency
- Weston-super-Mare MP: Dan Aldridge (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 May 1983
- Type
- School
- Address
- Former School of Science and Art, Weston College Conference Centre, Lower Church Road, Weston Super Mare, Weston-Super-Mare, BS23 2AG
- OS grid reference
- ST 317 618
- Coordinates
- 51.35158, -2.98153
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Former School of Science and Art, built between 1892 and 1900 by Price and Wooler, is located on Lower Church Road. This building is constructed from coursed rubble with Bath stone dressings and ceramic bands, topped with a slate roof. It is designed in a late Tudor/Classical style.
The structure is two storeys high and features five bays, with panelled and balustraded parapets. The central three bays are raised to form a full attic, with flanking niches and aedicules on the parapet, particularly ornate above the arched windows. The central bay is flanked by two-storey square bays that have tripartite glazing. The large pane casement windows on the first floor are separated by panelled pilasters with floral caps, while the ground floor windows have transoms with a segmental panel motif above them. A central arched doorcase is adorned with enriched terracotta details that fill the space between the bays. The north elevation showcases tall arched studio windows and tall stone gables divided by pilasters featuring ceramic panels, demonstrating a lively use of terracotta and ceramics throughout the design.
Local climate
Former School of Science and Art receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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