Wesleyan Schools, Higher Broughton

HIGHER BROUGHTON (MANCHESTER) - The foundation-stone of the new Wesleyan Schools, Higher Broughton, has been laid. The site of the proposed building is behind the present Wesleyan Chapel, in Great Cheetham-street, Higher Brough- ton. The principal front will be in Peru-street. The building will consist of a mixed school 48 feet by 30 feet, and three class-rooms adjoining 18 feet by 11 feet 6 inches. each. Underneath one of these there will be a heating-chamber; but in addition to this, open fireplaces will be constructed in each classroom, for use when the heating- apparatus is not required. There will be a separate entrance for boys and girls to the school. It is intended to add an infant school-room, 36 feet by 18 feet, at some future time, and thus complete the design of the façade in Peru Street. The style of architecture is Early English. The building will be of seconds brick and very plain, the sum set apart for the object being too small to admit of the introduction of any ornamentation. The usual conveniences are placed at the rear of the schools. The principal front of the schools in Peru Street, when finished, will be enclosed by a low fence wall, surrounded by a light iron ornamental cresting. The designs have been prepared by Messrs. Hayley & Son, architects, Manchester, under whose superintendence the works will be carried out. The contract has been undertaken for the whole scheme by Mr. Tickell, builder, Strangeways, for the sum of £1,200. [Builder 26 August 1865 page 614]

NEW WESLEYAN SCHOOLS, HIGHER BROUGHTON - The foundation stone of the new Wesleyan schools, Higher Broughton, was laid on Saturday by Mr. G. J. Armstrong, a gentleman who is a very warm supporter of the Wesleyan cause in the circuit, and who had contributed very largely to the fund for the erection of the building. The site of proposed building is a plot of ground situate behind the present Wesleyan Chapel in Great Cheetham Street, Higher Broughton.  The principal front will be in Peru-street. The building will consist of a mixed school 48 feet by 30 feet, and three classrooms adjoining 18 feet by 11 feet 6 inches each. Underneath one of these there will be a heating chamber, but in addition to this, open fireplaces will be constructed in each classroom, for use when the heating apparatus is not required. There will be a separate entrance for boys and girls to the school. It is intended to add an infant schoolroom, 36 feet by 18 feet, at some future time, and thus complete the design of the facade in Peu Street. All the rooms will be well lighted and ventilated. The style of architecture is early English. The building will be of seconds brick and very plain, the sum set apart for the object being too small to admit of the introduction of any ornamentation. The usual conveniences are at the rear of the school. The principal front of the schools, in Peru Street, when finished, will be enclosed by a low fence wall, surrounded by a light iron ornamental cresting. The designs have been prepared by Messrs. Hayley and Son, architects, Manchester, under whose superintendence the work will be carried out. The contract has been undertaken for the whole scheme by Mr. Tickell, builder, Strangeways, for the sum of £1,200. [Manchester Courier - Saturday 12 August 1865 page 9]

MANCHESTER - The new building for the Wesleyan Schools at Higher Broughton stands on a plot of ground immediately behind the Wesleyan Chapel in Great Cheetham Street, and consists of a mixed school-room, 48 feet by 30 feet; infants’ school-room 30 feet by 18 feet; and three class-rooms 18 feet by 11 feet 6 inches each. In the basement underneath these class-rooms are store rooms, heating-chamber and boiler-room. The conveniences are placed at the back, apart from the main building. There are two entrance porches at the front, and two others, communicating with the back yards. The principal rooms are 11 feet 6 inches high to the wall-plate and 19 feet 9 inches to the ceiling. The principals are wrought stained and varnished, and rest on shaped stone corbels. The two school rooms are connected by a large archway with doors, and can therefore be opened into one large room when necessary. The walls are built of seconds bricks and plastered on the inside: they are 16 inches thick, formed with a 2in -cavity, and strengthened with buttresses opposite each principal. The style is early English, very plain and inexpensive. Owing to the unevenness of the ground, and the loose sandy nature of the soil, the foundations at one end have had to be carried down to a considerable depth. The rooms are heated by hot water pipes, and are well-ventilated. The cost of the building is about £1,300. The designs were prepared by Messrs Hayley and Son (now Hayley and Dawes), of Manchester. The contractor was Mr Tickell, Strangeways.[Builder 17 March 1866 Page 202]

Reference    Manchester Courier - Saturday 12 August 1865 page 9
Reference    Builder 26 August 1865 page 614
Reference    Builder 17 March 1866 Page 202