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South Thames College

A Grade II Listed Building in Wandsworth, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4566 / 51°27'23"N

Longitude: -0.1903 / 0°11'25"W

OS Eastings: 525830

OS Northings: 174622

OS Grid: TQ258746

Mapcode National: GBR CC.YH8

Mapcode Global: VHGR4.NN87

Plus Code: 9C3XFR45+JV

Entry Name: South Thames College

Listing Date: 9 March 1982

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1357667

English Heritage Legacy ID: 207168

Also known as: Wandsworth Technical Institute

ID on this website: 101357667

Location: Wandsworth, London, SW18

County: London

District: Wandsworth

Electoral Ward/Division: Fairfield

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Wandsworth

Traditional County: Surrey

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: Wandsworth St Anne with St Faith

Church of England Diocese: Southwark

Tagged with: School building

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Description



TQ 2574
12/100

WANDSWORTH HIGH STREET SW18 (south side)
South Thames College

9.3.82

II
1926 by G Topham Forrest, extended to west 1937 by E.P Wheeler and H.F.T Cooper. Steel frame construction faced with red brick. Tiled roof.

Main building is of E-shaped plan. Block at east corner set diagonally and surmounted by pyramidal lantern roof. Four-storeys. Long blind wall to north masking ground floor, upper storeys recessed. Rectangular windows with glazing bars. Some vernacular detail, such as dormer windows to third floor, gables and oriel windows above main entrance and on west block of extension, and some 'modernistic', such as block-like central feature with geometric detail. It is externally unaltered from when built.

Formerly the Wandsworth Technical Institute.

Listing NGR: TQ2583074622

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