IChurch · listed 1951St. Mary's, Harrow on the HillOn the list as Parish Church of St MaryPhoto: Bernard Burns · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Old Schools, Harrow School · Photo: Bernard Burns · CC BY-SA 3.0B−History Grade
History of Harrow · Historic England
270 listed buildings, 4 of them Grade I
On the Historic England list, all of them stand inside Harrow’s built-up area, 10 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 6 scheduled monuments. We have photos of 23 of its listed buildings and 2 old views of the town. 10% of its homes were built before 1919. Harrow grades B− for history: #29 of 33 in London.
Listed buildings
270
10 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
4
exceptional interest
Grade II*
19
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
6
3 registered parks & gardens
Homes built before 1919
10%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures
Harrow in 29 photos and old views
Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed, and the town before 1950. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Parish Church of St MaryGrade I listed
Harrow and Wealdstone StationGrade II listed
Gatehouse, 1 and 2 Manor House EstateGrade II listed
Abercorn Arms Public HouseGrade II listed
Granada CinemaGrade II listed+24See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.
Through time
Harrow from 1866 to 1872
2 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.
c. 1866
c. 1872Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.
The map
Where Harrow’s history is
Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park, over the age of each neighbourhood’s homes.
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monumentPark or garden
Homes built before 1919, by neighbourhoodunder 10%10–25%25–50%50%+
7 of 145neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes; in the oldest, 88% were built before 1919.
Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.
270 listed buildings by grade
4 Grade I19 Grade II*247 Grade II
Historic England lists buildings in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of all listed buildings), Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest (about 5.8%), and Grade II for buildings of special interest (about 91.7%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.
Every entry on the National Heritage List for England whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings. Neighbourhood dots: the population-weighted centre of each Census 2021 output area, coloured by its neighbourhood’s (LSOA’s) share of homes built before 1919 (Valuation Office Agency, March 2025).
Grade I
The 4 Grade I listed buildings in Harrow
Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings. Every one is photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.
IPublic · listed 1951The Old Schools, Harrow SchoolPhoto: Bernard Burns · CC BY-SA 3.0
IChurch · listed 1951Church of St Lawrence, Little StanmoreOn the list as Church of St LawrencePhoto: Nigel Cox · CC BY-SA 2.0
IMemorials · listed 1951Headstone ManorPhoto: Bernard Burns · CC BY-SA 3.0
Grade II*
The 19 Grade II* listed buildings in Harrow
Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 15 are photographed.
II*House · listed 1981Grosvenor TheatreOn the list as Ace CinemaPhoto: Bernard Burns · CC BY-SA 3.0
II*Memorials · listed 1951Barn South West of Headstone ManorPhoto: Nigel Cox · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Church · listed 1983Bentley PrioryOn the list as Central Entrance Block to Bentley PrioryPhoto: David Marsden · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Church · listed 1982Church of All Saints, Harrow WealdOn the list as Church of All SaintsPhoto: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Church · listed 1983Church of St JohnPhoto: Robert Webster · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Church · listed 1951Church of St John the BaptistPhoto: Robert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK · CC BY 2.0
II*Public · listed 1993Church of St MaryOn the list as Church of St Mary and Parish HallPhoto: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Public · listed 1968Harrow School ChapelPhoto: Dr Neil Clifton · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Walls & gates · listed 1968War Memorial BuildingOn the list as Harrow School War Memorial Building, Memorial Shrine, Ceremonial Staircase and Retaining WallPhoto: Bernard Burns · CC BY-SA 4.0
II*Church · listed 1951Old Stanmore ChurchPhoto: Christine Matthews · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1951Pinner HousePhoto: Nigel Cox · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*Public · listed 1968Speech Room (Harrow School)Photo: Bernard Burns · CC BY-SA 3.0
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II*Public · listed 1971Stanmore HallPhoto: Nigel Cox · CC BY-SA 2.0
II*House · listed 1982The White CottagePhoto: Bernard Burns · CC BY-SA 3.0
II*Public · listed 1968Vaughan LibraryOn the list as Vaughan Library (Harrow School)Photo: Bernard Burns · CC BY-SA 3.0
House · listed 1951East End Farm Cottage
House · listed 1983Harrow Weald House Farm
Public · listed 1951Sweetmans Hall
House · listed 195173, Stanmore Hill
Historic streets
High Street has the most listed buildings
Streets by the listed entries with an address on them. One entry can be a whole terrace, so long rows count once.
High Street25 listed
Stanmore Hill7 listed · 1 II*
West Street3 listed
Of the 270 entries, 47 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.
What’s protected
Most of Harrow’s listed buildings are homes
Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.
Houses, terraces & villas141
Churches, chapels & priories37
Walls, gates & bridges35
Public & civic buildings29
Memorials, crosses & tombs13
Inns, shops & warehouses11
Street furniture4
141 entries (52%) are houses, terraces and villas. 37 are churches, chapels and priories, including 2 of the 4 Grade I buildings.
Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.
Grade II
247 Grade II listed buildings
Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.
The first 150 of 247 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Abercorn Arms Public HouseB G Elliot Hall to Harrow College of Further EducationBarn at Brockley Hill FarmBarn to North of Number 90 (Sweetmans Hall)Barn to Rear of Number 40Barn to South of Number 38Barns on South and West Sides of Yard at Pinner Hill FarmBee CottageBilliard Room (Part of the Former Bermuda House)Boundary Wall Approximately 120 Yards Long Running West South West from Western Corner of Garden CottageBoundary Wall Fronting Road from Numbers 118, 126 and 128Boundary Wall Fronting Road from the Garth to the Lodge of Stanmore HallBoundary Wall and Gates to Number 173 (Hill House) Running South East from Northern Point of House, Turning Into Aylmer RoadBrick Wall Between Church Farm and Number 82 Paine's LaneBroadway CottagesBrockley GrangeBrockley Hill FarmhouseButler Museum, (Harrow School)Bydell HouseByron HouseCanons Farm BarnCattle Trough at the Junction of Bessborough Road and West Street Cattle Trough at the Junction of West Street and Bessborough RoadChalgroveChapel of Former Calvary Nursing HomeChest Tomb Adjacent to North East Corner of Old Stanmore ChurchChestnut CottageCheyne CottageChrist ChurchChristian Science ChurchChurch FarmhouseChurch HouseChurch of Our Lady and St Thomas of CanterburyChurch of St AlbanChurch of St Andrew and adjoining church hallChurch of St AnselmChurch of St AnselmChurch of St GeorgeChurch of St John the BaptistChurch of St Joseph (Catholic)Church of St PeterChurch of St William of YorkCoach House and Stables at HillsideCowmans Cottage , Church House Cottage and Church HouseDedication Stone in West Side of Bridge over the River PinnDeynecourtDrinking Fountain Adjacent to Number 36Drinking Fountain at Junction with Moss LaneDruriesEast Barn to East End Farm (Premises to Mcphail Bros)East End HouseEdgware HouseElm HouseElm Park Court, And Entrance ArchEntrance Block of Hatch End Railiway StationFamily Tomb of Thomas Blackwell, Adjacent to South East Corner of Church of All SaintsFarthingsFlambardsFormer Farmbuildings to South West of Kenton Lane FarmhouseFormer Granary at Headstone ManorFormer Lloyds BankGarden CottageGarden Pavilion in Grounds of 'Ad Astra'Garden Temple, Supporting Walls and Raised Paved Area in Canons ParkGarlands (Including Boundary Wall)Gate Piers to Stanmore ParkGate Piers to Stanmore ParkGate and Gate Piers to the EaglesGatehouse, 1 and 2 Manor House EstateGates and Garden Wall to the Grove Fronting RoadGates, Gate Piers and Curved Flanking Railings 50 Yards East of Courtenay AvenueGoodengateGranada CinemaGrave of Horatia Nelson Ward Approximately 15 Yards to South West of Chapel in Pinner CemeteryGrave of Thomas Port, 12 Yards West of South Porch of the Parish Church of St MaryGrave of W S Gilbert to South West of Church of St JohnGreen Lane CottagesGrove Hill House the FossHarrow HospitalHarrow Weald LodgeHarrow and Wealdstone StationHarrow on the Hill War MemorialHaywood HouseHeadmaster's HouseHeathfieldHighlandsHill HouseJulian HillJulian WayK6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Number 34AK6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Number 52AK6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Number 90K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside West AcreK6 Telphone Kiosk Outside the Abercorn Arms Public HouseKenton Lane FarmhouseKenton LibraryLeaf Schools (Harrow School)Leighton family tombLetchford HouseLodgeLodge and Gate Piers to Stanmore HallLych Gate to Parish Church of St MaryLych Gate to South of Church of All SaintsMagistrates CourtMain Block of White Gate School for GirlsMain building, formerly Canons House, North London Collegiate SchoolManor Cottage Manor House Waxwell CottageManor HouseMile Post to West of Junction with George V AvenueMilestone Outside the Oddfellows Arms Public HouseMission HouseMonument to Philip Jackson in Churchyard of Old Stanmore Church, Between East End and Road to NorthMonument to William and Agnes Loudon, In Churchyard to Church of St John the Baptist on South SideMoretonsMoss CottageMount PleasantMusic School (Harrow School)New SchoolsNorth Barn to East End Farm (Premises of Mcphail Bros)Number 1 and Attached GarageNunlandsOld Church House Stanmere House the Tithe BarnOld Council HouseOld Pye HouseOutbuilding Parallel to Barn to South of Headstone ManorPair of Telephone Kiosks the Bee HiveParish Church of St PaulPark HouseParson's Cottage and Attached Outbuidings to RearPinnacle PlacePinnacle PlacePinner CourtPinner Hill Farmhouse and Brick Barn to RearPinner Hill Golf Club House, And Boundary Wall Extending Northwards from Club HousePinner Park FarmhousePinner Police Station including stable block, boundary wall, gate pier and fences, bollards and police lampsPond CottagePriory HouseRayner's Lane London Regional Transport Underground Station Including Shops and Platforms (Including Rayner's Lane Station, Alexandra Avenue)Regent HouseRoman Catholic Church of St LukeRoxeth FarmhouseScreen walls, terraces, retaining walls, balustrades, garden steps and rotunda to former Canons House, now North London Collegiate SchoolSeven Balls Public HouseSouthern Block Fronting Road to Roxeth First and Middle SchoolSpringbok House (formerly known as Warren House)St Andrews Church InstituteSt Georges Church HallSt Margaret'sStation platform buildings at Harrow and Wealdstone Railway Station comprising ticket office range, platform, waiting room blocks, platform canopies and linking pedestrian bridge,Suffolk House
Conservation areas
2 conservation areas cover 100% of Harrow
Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.
No data available for publication by HE4,235 ha
No data available for publication by HE14 ha
4,249 hain conservation areas, of 4,253 ha inside the built-up area.
269 of the 270 listed buildings stand in one.
Historic England’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.
How the list grew
80 of Harrow’s 270 listed buildings were added in 1983
The year each building now on the list was first listed.
1983 · 801951 · 44
19501960197019801990200020102020
The first 44 entries were listed in 1951, 4 of the 4 Grade I buildings among them. 80 came in 1983, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 11 have been added in the last 15 years.
Monuments & landscapes
Monuments, parks and gardens
Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.
6 scheduled monuments
Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.
3 registered parks and gardens
History Grade
Harrow grades B− for history
Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.
Protected heritage, for its size and in all (312 points, 12 per 10,000 residents)More than 60% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (10%)More than 26% of UK towns
Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.
Born here
40 notable people born in Harrow before 1900
The 20 best known on one timeline, earliest first.
Daniel Dancer
Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake
Samuel Parr
Sir Frederick Fletcher-Vane, 2nd Baronet
Byron Drury
Charles Plumer
Elizabeth Wordsworth
John Wordsworth
Lilian Watson
Maud Watson
Bertrand Bosworth-Smith
Beatrice Chase
Catherine Marshall
Ivy Compton-Burnett
Rebecca Clarke
Fred Gregory
Hans Thacher Clarke
Sylvia Townsend Warner
Richard Cooper
Guy Butler
170017501800185019001950
Rebecca Clarke1886–1979 · English composer and violist (1886–1979)
Maud Watson1864–1946 · English tennis player
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Ivy Compton-Burnett1884–1969 · English writer (1884–1969)
Guy Butler1899–1981 · Athletics competitor (1899-1981)
Sylvia Townsend Warner1893–1978 · English writer, poet, activist (1893-1978)
Lilian Watson1857–1918 · English tennis player (1857–1918)
Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake1744–1808 · British Army general (1744-1808)
Elizabeth Wordsworth1840–1932 · Founding principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Everyone born in Harrow → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Listed buildings in the places around Harrow
| Town | People | Listed | Grade I | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrow | 260,534 | 270 | 4 | B− |
| Elstree | 1,737 | 16 | 0 | B |
| Bushey | 28,427 | 85 | 0 | B |
| Brent | 340,611 | 98 | 1 | B |
| Moor Park | 5,850 | 18 | 0 | C |
| Ealing | 367,271 | 313 | 5 | B+ |
| Hillingdon | 307,089 | 396 | 7 | C+ |
| Borehamwood | 39,760 | 11 | 0 | D |
In brief
Harrow in brief
The official list counts 270 listed buildings in Harrow, 4 of them Grade I, including St. Mary's, Harrow on the Hill. On High Street alone there are 25 listed buildings. Its older streets lie in 2 conservation areas. Of the whole list, 52% are houses, terraces and villas.
Rebecca Clarke (1886), Maud Watson (1864) and Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884) are among the 40 people born here before 1900. It also has 6 scheduled monuments, the archaeology and ruins the law protects. Beyond that, per resident it sits near the middle of UK towns; and 10% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.
Questions about Harrow’s history
How many listed buildings are there in Harrow?
Historic England lists 270 buildings inside Harrow’s built-up area: 4 Grade I, 19 Grade II* and 247 Grade II.
What are the Grade I listed buildings in Harrow?
4, including Church of St Lawrence, Headstone Manor, Parish Church of St Mary and The Old Schools, Harrow School.
Which street in Harrow has the most listed buildings?
High Street (25), Stanmore Hill (7) and West Street (3) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.
Are there scheduled monuments in Harrow?
Yes, 6 scheduled monuments, including Brockley Hill Romano-British pottery and settlement, Grim's Ditch: four linear sections between Uxbridge Road and Oxhey Lane, Grim's Ditch: section N of Blythwood House and Headstone Manor moated site.
How many conservation areas are there in Harrow?
2, covering about 4,249 hectares of the town. The largest are No data available for publication by HE and No data available for publication by HE.
When were Harrow’s buildings listed?
The first in 1951; the most, 80, in 1983.
Are there old photos of Harrow?
Yes: 2 public-domain photos and postcards from 1866 to 1872, all on this page.
Who was born in Harrow?
Among people born before 1900: Rebecca Clarke (1886), Maud Watson (1864), Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884), Guy Butler (1899) and Sylvia Townsend Warner (1893).
How old are the homes in Harrow?
10% of homes were built before 1919 and 62% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).
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