The School's Architecture
The buildings near the southern end of Elm Park were built by the London County Council between 1912 and 1914 under the direction of the chief architect W.E. Riley. The style employed was Edwardian, with a red brick frontage decorated with Portland stone dressings, enlivened by a magnificent central stone arched window incorporating a fine sculpture.
Other features of the school were its main hall with its war memorial to pupils and former pupils who died in the First and Second World Wars, in the form of an imposing organ bought by public subscription, the gymnasium at the rear of the main building, and, on the top floor, what were once well-equipped laboratories and the dining hall. In the 1960s a two-storey art and woodkwork/metalwork block was built next to the gymnasium.
The school has been described as, "one of the finest secular buildings in terms of its architectural quality and character" and, "a splendid local landmark of significant historic and architectural interest in its own right."
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