St Andrews Parochial Schools Wren House and Attached Railings, Holborn and Covent Garden, London

Entry Name: St Andrews Parochial Schools Wren House and Attached Railings

Listing Date: 24 October 1951

Last Amended: 11 January 1999

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1378739

English Heritage Legacy ID: 478073

ID on this website: 101378739

Location: Holborn, Camden, London, EC1N

County: London

District: Camden

Electoral Ward/Division: Holborn and Covent Garden

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Camden

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St Alban Holborn

Church of England Diocese: London

Tagged with: Architectural structure

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Description

TQ3181NW
798-1/102/783
24/10/51

CAMDEN
HATTON GARDEN
(East side)
No.43
Wren House and attached railings

Formerly known as: St Andrew's Parochial Schools HATTON
GARDEN.
Includes: No.8A ST CROSS STREET.
Church, now offices. c1670 replacing St Andrews Holborn after
the Great Fire of 1666, adapted as a Chantry School c1696,
gutted during Second World War, rebuilt internally but facade
restored. Erected by Lord Hatton, reputedly to designs by
Wren. Brown brick with stone rusticated quoins. Brick band
below parapet. C20 tiled roof.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Double fronted, 3 windows. 6-window
return to Cross Street. Hatton Garden facade with slightly
projecting central bay with stone doorcase with consoles,
pulvinated frieze and segmental pediment. To either side stone
corbel supports with painted stone boy and girl figures in C18
costume. Above, semicircular arched window with stone key, the
bay topped by an open stucco pediment. Bays to either side
with transom and mullion windows with flat arches and stone
keys on ground floor, 1st floor with semicircular arched
windows having stone keystones. Stone capped parapet. Cross
Street elevation similar but 3 window central bay, no
pediment, figures missing and left hand bay with square headed
windows on ground and 1st floor. Ground floor window to right
of door only one with keystone.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached wrought-iron railings with
geometrical panels to areas.

CAMDEN

TQ3181NW ST CROSS STREET
798-1/102/783 No.8A
24/10/51

See under: No.43 Wren House and attached railings HATTON
GARDEN.

Listing NGR: TQ3134681880

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