Building Name

School and Caretaker's House Grange Road Bradford near Manchester

Date
1877 - 1879
Street
Grange Road
District/Town
Bradford-cum-Beswick, Manchester
County/Country
GMCA, England
Client
Bradford (Manchester) School Board
Work
New Build
Contractor
Joseph Grason

 

BOARD SCHOOLS AT BRADFORD, NEAR MANCHESTER - We publish this week the design selected in a limited competition for the first schools proposed to be built by the School Board for the district of Bradford, near Manchester. Accommodation is provided for about 1,000 children in four departments, viz., 300 infants, 250 girls, 250 junior boys, and 200 senior boys. In planning the schools 10 superficial feet have been allowed for each boy and girl, and 9 superficial feet for each infant. The schools are all on the ground floor, and are so arranged that a considerable portion of the teaching will be conducted in class rooms. The principal rooms are each about 60 feet long by 22 feet wide. The whole will be warmed with hot water pipes, and in each of the large rooms there will be an open fireplace with a Manchester grate. A board room, waiting lobby, caretaker's residence, and covered playgrounds are provided, and in connection with each department there will be a spacious lavatory and cloak room.The whole of the inside walls to a height of 4 feet are intended to be faced with coloured enamelled bricks, as to be easily washed clean, and all the inside joiner’s work will be of pitch pine varnished. The plans have been approved by the Education Department, and the work is now being carried out by Mr. Joseph Grason for the sum of £5,838, under the superintendence of the architect. [British Architect 3 May 1878 page 208]

 

BRADFORD (NEAR MANCHESTER) - The memorial stone of the first schools built by the Bradford School Board, which will be situated in Grange Street, and are expected to be completed in the early part of next year, has been laid. The schools will provide accommodation for about 1,000 children, in four departments, viz,, 300 infants, 250 girls, 250 junior boys, and 200 senior boys. In planning the schools, 10 superficial feet have been allowed for each boy and girl, and 9 superficial feet for each infant. The schools are all on the ground floor, and are so arranged that a considerable portion of the teaching will be conducted in class-rooms. The whole will be warmed with hot-water pipes, and in each of the large rooms there will be an open fireplace, with a Manchester school grate. A board-room, waiting-lobby, caretaker’s residence, and covered playgrounds are provided, and in connexion with each department there will be a lavatory and cloak-room. The whole of the inside walls to a height of 4 feet are intended to be faced with coloured enamelled bricks, so as to be easily washed clean; and all the inside joiners’ work will be of pitch pine, varnished. The work is being carried out by Mr. Joseph Grason, for the sum of £5,838, under the superintendence of the architect, Mr. Thomas Chadwick. [Builder 14 September 1878 page 974]

 

Reference    Manchester Guardian Saturday 3 November 1877 Page 9 (Contracts)
Reference    Manchester Guardian Saturday 10 November 1877 Page 9 (Contracts)
Reference    British Architect 3 May 1878 Page 208 and illustration
Reference    Builder 14 September 1878 page 974