Description

CAMDEN

TQ3081NW OLD GLOUCESTER STREET
798-1/100/1751 (West side)
No.25

GV II

St George the Martyr Boys School, now private residence.
1877-8. By J and S Flint Clarkson. Stock brick with yellow
brick and some stone dressings, slate roofs. Early Gothic
style comparable with No.24 (qv).
4 storeys, with main front to Old Gloucester Street and
shallow north front exposed. Front mainly symmetrical with
sash windows grouped mostly in pairs and segment-headed, some
framed by high pointed arches over tympana. String course over
ground storey. Triple gables over top storey, stepped at
sides, the centre gable broader and higher; chimneys between
gables. Entrances at north end of front and east end of
return, both with pointed arches under hood moulds and with
pointed fanlights over doors enclosing circular openings. On
north-east angle, chamfered cornerstone with biblical
quotation and date 1877. Later rear extension of no
architectural interest.
INTERIOR not inspected.
Forms a group with St George the Martyr Church, Queen Square
(qv) and No.24 (qv).
(The Builder: 14 July 1877; The Builder: 23 February 1878).

Listing NGR: TQ3038981870

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q27084318

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)