Grade I listed building · Historic England

Bablake School

Listed Grade I since 195571 years · Grade I is the top 2.5% of England’s listed buildings

PPublicCASpon Street conservation area1955Listed

About

About Bablake School

Bablake School is one of 19 Grade I listed buildings in Coventry and about 9,341 in England. It was among the first 56 buildings in Coventry to be listed, on 5 February 1955, and its entry was last amended on 24 October 1974. It stands in the Spon Street conservation area, designated in 1969. Within 400 metres are 2 more Grade I buildings and 36 other listed buildings.

HERead the official list entryHistoric England’s description of the building, its history and why it is listed · List entry 1076616↗

Grade I is for buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings in England. Listing protects the whole building, inside and out: changes need listed building consent from the council.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 listed buildings in about 15 minutes

Coventry · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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Farther afield

Old Grammar SchoolGrade I0.2mi

3-5 Priory RowGrade II*0.3mi

Blue Coat SchoolGrade II*0.3mi

Ford's HospitalGrade I0.3mi

St Mary's Priory and CathedralGrade I0.3mi

119-123, Upper Spon StreetGrade II*0.3mi

Around it

13 more listed buildings within 150 metres

Grade I and II* ones open their own page; Grade II ones open the official list entry.

II*Bonds Hospital23 m IChurch of St John the Baptist41 m II188-190 Spon Street56 m II9, Spon Street101 m II10, Spon Street106 m II11 and 12, Spon Street110 m II1 and 3 Ryley Street111 m II14 and 15 Spon Street122 m IIBelgrade Theatre124 m II34-44 (Even) Hill Street126 m II16 Spon Street127 m II16A and 17 Spon Street135 m II13-23 (Odd) Lower Holyhead Road150 m

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Questions about Bablake School

Is Bablake School listed?

Yes. Bablake School is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England (list entry 1076616), first listed on 5 February 1955.

Can you visit Bablake School?

It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.

Is Bablake School in a conservation area?

Yes, the Spon Street conservation area, designated in 1969.

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Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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