Board Schools, Aylesbury Road, Bromley, Kent (Architectural Competition).

BOARD SCHOOLS, BROMLEY - Mr. R. Norman Shaw, R.A., the referee, has reported in favour of the plans submitted in competition for the Aylesbury-road schools, for the Bromley School Board, Kent, by Mr. John Ladds, architect, and the Board have appointed him architect for the work. [Builder 23  November 1889 page 377]

BROMLEY - In a limited competition for the Aylesbury-road schools, for the Bromley School Board, Kent, Mr. R. N. Shaw, R. A., acting as referee, has placed the plans submitted by Mr John Ladds, architect, of 4, Chapel-street, Bedford-row, first in order of merit, and the board at once unanimously appointed him architect to carry out the work. [Building News 22 November 1889 page 693]

THE AYLESBURY ROAD SCHOOLS, FOR THE BROMLEY SCHOOL BOARD, KENT - This school will at first provide for 250 boys only; but the Board contemplate a further enlargement by the addition of the same number of girls and infants respectively, and in the recent limited competition architects had to show in what way they proposed to make this addition.  A caretaker's residence was also included in the competition. Mr. R. Norman Shaw, R.A., acted as referee. The arrangement of the school, which was designed by Mr. John Ladds, who gained the first premium in the competition, is simple and compact, and the design plain and unornamental. The buildings will be of stock bricks throughout, with large, plain windows giving plenty of light, the lower portion fitted with double-hung sashes, and the upper part casements, hinged to the transom to fall inwards, and closed by means of Leggott and Co.'s patent casement openers. The floors will be of wood blocks throughout; the roofs covered with slates, and the gables rough-cast. The Board have accepted the tender of Mr. Thos. Crossley, of Bromley, for the erection of the school, subject to the approval of the Education Department, and the works will be put in hand shortly. [Building News 7 February 1890 page 202]