Wesleyan Infant Schools, Delph, Saddleworth

Mr. A. Banks has been commissioned to prepare plans for the erection of new infant schools, Delph Saddleworth, for the Wesleyans of that village. The schools are to be in the Gothic style of architecture, and will be built of Yorkshire parpoints, with sandstone dressings, the roofs to be slated with Welsh slates. The buildings will consist of large school to accommodate 150 children, classrooms, cloakroom, and lavatory. [Building News v47 25 July 1884 page 151]

DELPH - On Saturday afternoon the memorial stones of a new Sunday schools in connection with the Delph Independent Chapel, were laid. The new schools will occupy a space of about 70ft. by 65ft., and will consist of a large school-room with platform, infant school, classrooms, cloak rooms, and caretaker's house. The style of architecture adopted is a free treatment of Late- Gothic, the principal feature of the front elevation being a projecting central bay, containing; the main entrance, the inscription and memorial stones. The large schoolroom standing back from the front portion of the building will measure internally 52ft. by 29ft., and will have an open-timbered roof of simple design, the platform being at the farther end. The buildings will be faced externally with Yorkshire parpoints, relieved with tooled sandstone dressings, and the roofs will be covered with Welsh slates. Provision has been made for the heating of the rooms with hot water, and great attention has been paid to- the best means of ventilation. The various rooms- on the ground floor are to be laid with patent wood blocking, which is noiseless and also impervious to damp and dry rot, which is so prevalent in the locality. Mr. A. Banks, architect, Oldham, has prepared the plans, and is superintending the erection of the buildings, the chief contractor being Mr. C. Winterbottom, Delph. The total cost of the buildings, exclusive of furnishing, will be about £1,500. [Building News 26 September 1884 page 523]

DELPH - On Saturday last the memorial-stones of a new Sunday-school in connection with the Delph Independent chapel were laid. The schools will consist of large schoolroom with platform, infant school, class-rooms, cloak-rooms, and caretaker's house. The style of architecture is a free treatment of late Gothic, the principal feature of the front elevation being a projecting central bay, containing the main entrance, the inscription and memorial stones. The large schoolroom, standing back from the front portion of the building, will measure internally 52 feet by 29 feet, and will have an open-timbered roof of simple design, the platform being at the further end. The buildings will be faced externally with Yorkshire parpoints, relieved with sandstone dressings, and the roofs will be slated with Welsh slates. Provision has been made for the heating of the rooms with hot water, and great attention has been paid to securing the best means of ventilation. The various rooms on the ground floor are to be laid with patent wood blocking, which is noiseless, and also impervious to damp and dry rot, which is so prevalent in the locality. Mr. A. Banks, architect, Oldham, has prepared the plans, and is superintending the erection of the building, the chief contractor being Mr. C. Winterbottom, Delph. The cost of the new schools will be about £1,500. [The Architect 27 September 1884 page 208]

An infant school has recently been opened at Delph Yorks, the architect being Mr. A. Banks of Oldham, and the builder Mr. Wm. Lees, of Oldham. The style is Early Gothic, and the school has been erected at a cost of about £1,000, exclusive of fittings. [Building News 8 January 1886 page 73]

Reference    Building News v47 25 July 1884 page 151
Reference    British Architect 16 January 1885 Page ix
Reference    Building News 26 September 1884 page 523
Reference    The Architect 27 September 1884 page 208
Reference    Building News 8 January 1886 page 73