Childrens Home, Edgworth, near Bolton

Two comer stones of a new school, in connection with the "Children's Home" (Lancashire branch), Edgworth, near Bolton, were laid on Saturday afternoon last. The building, which is to be of stone, is being erected from designs prepared by Mr. Thomas Ormrod, architect, of Bolton, and will comprise schoolroom, and two class‑rooms, to accommodate about 263 scholars, at an estimated cost of about £1,200, including boundary‑walls and outbuildings, etc. Messrs Martin Brothers, of Edgworth, are the contractors for the building.[Building News 16 July 1880 p83]

Reference    Building News 16 July 1880 p83
Reference    British Architect 16 July 1880 Page 29