Talmud Torah School 11 Bent Street Cheetham
The corner stone of the Talmud Torah School for Hebrew Education of Jewish children was laid on Monday. The buildings are being erected in Bent Street, Cheetham, and the western end of the structure will abut upon Torah Street. At present only a portion of the projected scheme is being carried out. This consists of three classrooms and a large hall, the latter being 50 feet by 20 feet. It is proposed ultimately to add two wings to the school. At present accommodation is provided for 120-150 children, and the estimated cost is about £1,200. The architects are Messrs Ogden and Charlton, Spring Gardens, Manchester, and the builders Messrs W Brown and Son, Salford. [Building News 10 August 1894 page 199]
Reference Building News 10 August 1894 page 199 – corner stone
June 2005: Almost total demolition and redevelopment as warehouse and office space has been prevented thanks to the intervention of Jewish Heritage UK. The former school at No. 11 Bent Street, Cheetham, was built in 1894-95, architect William Sharp Ogden of Cheetham based Ogden & Charlton. Plans have now been modified to ensure the retention of the original main range, including foundation stones and inscriptions, of a building of considerable local interest, and which constitutes one of the sites on the Manchester Jewish Museum’s Jewish Heritage Trail. The school gave its name to a new street: Torah Street the only one in the country.