Congregational Schools, Rochdale Road, Shaw

SHAW, LANCS - A new Congregational school adjoining the chapel in Rochdale-road, Shaw, was opened on Saturday last. On the ground floor are five classrooms, infants' room, 21 feet by 17 feet, young men's room, 30 feet by 17 feet, and young women's room, 20 feet by 15 feet All the first floor is appropriated by the assembly hall, which is approached by wide staircases; its dimensions are 68 feet by 36 feet, and seats 500 people. A platform, with ante room attached, is provided at one end of the hall. The heating chamber, kitchen, etc., are in the basement, under the rear of the building. The front is faced with Hipperholme pitch faced wall-stone, with dressings from the same quarries, the sides and back being faced with Accrington bricks and Yorkshire stone dressings. All the joiners' work inside is of pitch pine. Mr Whitworth Whittaker, of Oldham, was the general contractor. The sub-contractors were: Masonry, Mr. J. Bryan Shaw; carpenter and joiners' work, Mr. Booth Smith, Oldham; plumbing, etc, Mr. J. Broadbent, Shaw; plastering, Mr. D. Eastwood, Oldham; slating. Mr J Pogson, Shaw: heating, Mr. I. Butterworth, Rochdale. The architect was Mr F. W. Dixon, Oldham. [Building News 3 June 1898 page 777]

Reference        Building News 23 July 1897 Page xiv (Contracts)
Reference        Builder 9 October 1897 Page 291 (Tenders)
Reference        Building News 3 June 1898 page 777