Board School, Moston Lane, Moston (School No 32)

MANCHESTER. - The memorial stone of a new board school - the thirty‑second school erected by the Manchester School Board - was laid on Saturday in Moston‑lane, Moston. The site, of 8,700sq.yds., is in the midst of a rapidly ‑growing district, and the school, when completed, will accommodate 1,230 children (450 infants, 390 boys, and 390 girls). The total cost, with the site, is estimated at £21,000. The principal front of the school - which will be the longest board school in Manchester - will face Moston‑lane, and each department will have separate entrance and exit. The infants' department, which is to be upon the ground floor, will comprise a hall, 62 feet by 35 feet, and eight classrooms, as well as cloakroom and two rooms for the principal and assistant teachers. Provision is also to be made upon this floor for an art schoolroom, manual instruction room, cookery room, laundry, and storeroom. The boys' and girls' departments, on the upper floor, will each have a hall 50ft. by 35ft. (and capable of being thrown into one large hall), six classrooms, a cloakroom, and two teachers' rooms. The work is being carried out by Messrs A. R. Bullivant and Sons, contractors, from the designs and under the supervision of Messrs Royle and Bennett, architects, Cooper‑street, Manchester. [Building News 22 December 1899 Page 835]

NEW BOARD SCHOOL IN MANCHESTER - The memorial stone of a new board school - the thirty‑second school erected by the Manchester School Board - was laid on Saturday in Moston Lane, Moston. The site is situated in the midst of a rapidly growing district, and the school, when completed, will accommodate 1,230 children (450 infants, 390 boys, and 390 girls). The total probable cost, with the site, is estimated at ,21,000. The site has an area of 8,700 square yards, and there is ample accommodation for extension if this should become necessary in the future. The principal front of the school - which will be the longest board school in Manchester - will face Moston Lane, and each department will have separate entrance and exit. The infants' department, which is to be upon the ground floor, will comprise a hall, 62 feet by 35 feet, and eight classrooms, as well as cloakroom and two rooms for the principal and assistant teachers. Provision is also to be made upon this floor for an art schoolroom, manual instruction room, cookery room, laundry, and storeroom. The boys' and girls' departments, on the upper floor, will each have a hall 50ft. by 35ft. (and capable of being thrown into one large hall), six classrooms, a cloakroom, and two teachers' rooms. The work is being carried out by Messrs. A. R. Bullivant and Sons, contractors, from the designs and under the supervision of Messrs Royle and Bennett, architects, Cooper Street, Manchester. [Manchester Guardian 18 December 1899 page 4]

Reference    Manchester Guardian 18 December 1899 page 4
Reference    Building News 22 December 1899 Page 835
Reference    Samantha F Barnes Manchester Board Schools 1870-1902 pp100-101