Grecian Street Board School, Lower Broughton

THE GRECIAN-STREET BOARD SCHOOL, LOWER BROUGHTON.—On Saturday afternoon, Mr. W. E. A. Axon, member of the Salford School Board, laid the foundation stone of the new Grecian-street Board School, Lower Broughton. The building will provide accommodation for 1,000 children. On the ground floor will be the schools for the and the junior children, on the first floor the schools for the elder boys and girls, and on the second floor are the chemical lecture room, laboratory, and balance-room, so placed as to be accessible from both the boys’ and girls' staircase. On this floor also is the kitchen, where cookery will be taught, and large room which will be used art studio or a dining-room. The usual cloakrooms and conveniences are provided for each department. The architect is Mr Henry Lord and the general contractors Messrs W. Southern and Son and the total cost of the building will be about £9,960. At the ceremony the Mayor of Salford (Alderman Farmer) presided, and spoke of the rapid stride, which education was now making in this country. Mr. J. Rice on behalf of the Salford School Board, presented Mr Axon with silver trowel, and Mr Lord handed him a mallet, with which he then formally laid the stone. [Manchester Courier Saturday 9 April 1887 page 14]

OPENING OF A NEW BOARD SCHOOL LOWER BROUGHTON Mr Alderman Dickins, the Mayor of Salford, presided last evening at the opening of the Grecian-street Board School, Lower Broughton. The school is a three-storey building, the various fronts being built in brickwork, emphasised by the use of red terra cotta from Ruabon. On the ground floor are the schools for the infants and junior children, and on the first floor two schools for senior boys and girls. On the second floor are the chemical lecture-room, laboratory, and balance-room, so placed as to be accessible from both the boys' and girls' staircases. Here also is the kitchen, where cookery will be taught, and a large room to used as an art studio or dining-room. Class-rooms, cloak-room, and conveniences are adequately provided for each department.  The large rooms are heated and ventilated by Messrs. Shorland's, hot air grates, and special arrangements are provided for the inlet and extraction of air during the summer, when the grates will not be in use. On the ground and first floors there is accommodation for 970 scholars. The building has been carried out by Messrs. W. Southern and Sons, the contract amount being £8,120. The architect is Mr. Henry Lord, of John Dalton Street. Manchester. [Manchester Courier Friday 10 February 1888 page 3]

Reference    Manchester Guardian 17 July 1886 Page 10  - contracts
Reference    Manchester Courier Saturday 9 April 1887 page 14
Reference    Manchester Courier Friday 10 February 1888 page 3 - opening
Reference    The Builder 1888: I: 162.
Reference    Manchester Courier Saturday 17 March 1888 page 8 – contracts chemical lab fittings