St. Peter's National Schools, Newbold, Rochdale

ROCHDALE - On Monday the Bishop of Manchester laid the foundation stone of St Peter’s National Schools on a site adjoining the new church in Newbold, Rochdale. The building has been designed to accommodate 500 boys, girls and infants, and the entire cost has been estimated at £2,000. The first contract has been let to Messrs Ellis and Hinchliffe, who are proceeding with the work under the direction of the architects, Messrs Medland and Henry Taylor, of Manchester. [Building News 22 September 1871 Page 223].

ROCHDALE - St. Peter's Schools, Newbold, Rochdale, were opened on Wednesday week. The schools comprise separate rooms for boys, girls, and infants, with three class rooms, kitchen in the basements, heating apparatus, chamber, ample porches, and the usual offices. The rooms are so planned as to fit into one another without loss of space, and are comprised within a single rectangle, without any inconvenient breaks or projections. The accommodation is for 600 children, according to the rules of the Education Department. The schools are substantially built, and owe what effectiveness they possess to the arrangement of the gables, windows, belfry, and other necessary features. Messrs Medland and Henry Taylor, of Manchester, are the architects of the buildings, which have cost rather more than £2,000. [Building News 4 October 1872 page 270]

Reference        Building News 22 September 1871 Page 223
Reference        Building News 4 October 1872 page 269