Description

The following building shall be added:
BRICK LANE
TQ3381NE
(west side)
788-/14/10034 Christ Church
School and attached
railings

II

Church of England School. 1873-4, to the designs of James
Tolley and Robert Dale of 13 Angel Court Throgmorton Street.
Red brick in English bond with blue brick and stone dressings.
Roofs of slate with decorative ridge tile to centre range and
entrance porch/stair to right; the latter topped by a
decorative metal finial. One and two storeys. Recessed centre
range of two storeys and four window range containing, on the
first floor, classrooms and on the ground floor a covered
playground that was entered by pointed-segmental arches, now
enclosed; first-floor windows finish as gable facing, half
dormers. Projecting wings at either end of recessed range:
that to the north polygonal in plan, with Tudor-arched
entrance leading to stair; that to the south gable facing with
hipped dormer to return; the latter served as a schoolmaster's
house. Just visible above the ridge of the main roof is the
hip of a rear wing which was once crested by a cupola, only
the base of which remains. A dummy window on the return of the
schoolmaster's house contains a stone plaque, the top part of
which bears the image of the earlier school in high relief and
the bottom part of which bears the following legend: This
house and these schools/ were erected in A. D. 1873/ in lieu
of/ the house and parochial schools/ as shewn above./ The
Former stood at the northwest angle of/ the Churchyard of the
Parish. Christ Church Schools had their origin in the parish's
charity schools which were founded in 1708. The school moved
into purpose-built premises in 1782 which are pictured on the
stone plaque. The Christ Church Schools were united with the
local National Schools in 1850.

Listing NGR: TQ3387581751

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Christ Church CofE Primary School official website
• Wikidata Q27082786

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