institution/profession
Sir Charles Barry, 1826
St. Pauls Steiner School, 1 St. Pauls Road, N1 2QH
Grade II* listed old church building designed by Sir Charles Barry, 1826 built as one of the million churches scheme. Redundant in 1980's, then rebuilt and converted with St Paul’s Steiner Project’s occupancy from 1993; and now a full school since 1995; pews turned into classrooms, mainly by volunteers and workshops to gain experience; come and see Rudolf Steiner-influenced organic design approach
Highbury & Islington
Canonbury, Essex Road
30, 341, 38
Ground level accessible via slight ramps, however no lift access to upper floors.
History of the building; and its conversion to a school:
We will have tours and opportunities for people to walk around and see our school building; together with short talks on:
· St Paul’s the School – about the school itself and Waldorf education; and
· St Paul’s the Building – about the building’s architecture & design: “then and now”;
Charles Barry’s church Gothic Revival architecture; and Rudolf Steiner’s organic/expressionist architecture for the school.
We will also have an exhibition of photographs and architectural drawings from our archive, showing:
· the unusual process of conversion and renovations which initially relied on volunteers and workshops, to carry out the building works;
· the original use of the church; and Charles Barrie’s architecture;
· compared with the Rudolf Steiner-influenced design for the school.
· and, recently approved ecological landscape design and future building proposals by Erect Architecture.
