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Plastic Classroom at Kennington Primary School, Kennington Road, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire Image: Geraint Franklin, Historic England
St Olave's Grammar School, Orpington, Kent
Image: Historic England Archive
Fleet Infants School, Fleet, Hampshire Image: Historic England Archive
Post-war schools awarded Grade II listings
A PLASTIC classroom known as “The Bubble” at Kennington Primary School in Preston and Patty Hopkins' high-tech Fleet Infants School in Hampshire are among the best examples of post-war schools around the country that have just been listed at Grade II by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England. Duncan Wilson, Chief Executive of Historic
Archbishop Temple School, St Vincent’s Road, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire
Image: Elain Harwood, Historic England
England said: “We are pleased to have these impressive and diverse designs join the List, as they express imaginatively the new approaches to education in the post-war period. Careful and innovative use of materials distinguish the buildings and reflect the investment at the time.” The newly-listed schools, which join 50
other listed schools from the post-war period, are: Fleet Infants School, Velmead Road,
Fleet, Hampshire, designed in 1984-5 by Michael Hopkins and Partners under Patty Hopkins for Hampshire County Council. Springwood Junior School (1981-2),
Waterlooville, Hampshire and Bosmere Junior School (1982-3), South Street, Havant, Hampshire, designed by Hampshire County Council Architect's Department under Sir Colin Stansfield Smith. Vanessa Nursery School, Cathnor Road, Shepherds Bush, London (1970-72),
designed by Fitch and Co. Plastic Classroom at Kennington Primary
School, Kennington Road, Preston, Lancashire (1973-74), designed by the Lancashire County Council Architects' Department under Roger Booth. Archbishop Temple School, St Vincent's
Road, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire (1964-6), designed by Building Design Partnership. St Olave's Grammar School, Orpington,
Kent (1966-67), designed by Robert Matthew Johnson-Marshall and Partners (RMJM). Richmond Primary School, Stoke Lane,
Hinckley, Leicestershire (1968-70), designed by Leicestershire County Council's Architects' Department. Wreake Valley Academy, Parkstone
Road, Syston, Leicester (1966-71), designed by Gollins, Melvin, Ward and Partners (GMW). Hopton Church of England Primary
School, Thelnetham Road, Hopton, Suffolk (1973), designed by West Suffolk County Council's Architects' Department and opened in 1973. Sprites Primary Academy, Stonechat
Road, Ipswich, Suffolk (1970s), designed by Johns, Slater and Haward. Secondary School Building, The German
School, Douglas House, Petersham Road, Richmond, Surrey (1978-81), designed by German architects Kersten, Martinoff and Struhk.
Acland Burghley, School, Burghley Road, Islington, Greater London
Vanessa Nursery School, Shepherds Bush, London Image: Geraint Franklin, Historic England
Image: Historic England Archive
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