Boys School, Kent Bank Road, Buxton

COMPETITIONS - The managers of the Buxton and District County Council Schools have recommended the acceptance of the plans of Mr Charles Swain, College Road Buxton and Manchester, for a boys’ school in Kent Bank Road Buxton to accommodate 400 children and to cost £4,000. The design placed second was by Messrs Garlick and Flint, Buxton and that placed third was by Mr W R Bryden FRIBA, Buxton. The assessor was Mr G H Widdowes.[British Architect 26 May 1905 Page 365]

DERBYSHIRE EDUCATION COMMITTEE, TO BUILDERS. - The Committee are prepared to receive TENDERS for the erection of a NEW SCHOOL To accommodate 400 boys at Kents Bank Road, Buxton. The drawings, specification and form of contract may be inspected at my office on any working day between the hours of 9 and 1 o'clock. Builders desirous of Tendering must send at once their name. and address to me, enclosing a deposit of one guinea when copy of bills of quantities and form of Tender will be sent. The deposit will be returned upon receipt of a bona fide tender. The Contractor will be required to enter into a bond with two good and substantial sureties to be approved by the committee for the due performance of the contract. The Committee do not bind themselves to accept the lowest or any Tender. Sealed Tenders endorsed "Tender for Buxton School ' should be sent to me not later than 12 December 1906. CHARLES SWAIN. Architect, College Road, Buxton. 1 December 1905. [Derbyshire Advertiser 1 December 1905 page 1]

BUXTON - New schools are being erected for the Derbyshire Education Committee on a site situated between the London and North‑Western Railway's line from Buxton to Ashbourne and Kent Bank‑road. The accommodation is for 700 boys, the existing schools being kept entirely for girls and infants. There are eight classrooms, two cloakrooms, with teacher's room above, a large central hall, with the long side treated with French casement windows.  The whole of the classrooms and corridors have a cream glazed brick dado finished with an apple‑green skirting and capping. The central hall facing north has a golden ‑ brown dado finished with apple‑green glazed brick. The walls are faced with Hayfield stone rippings, and the roofs are at present being covered with a Bangor sea‑green 14 in.by 7 in. slate. The outbuildings consist of the latrines and two covered playgrounds. The general play‑grounds will be tar‑paved. The heating is on the hot‑water (low ‑ pressure) system and natural ventilation. The floors are laid with maple boards nailed to coke breeze concrete. The contractors for the whole of the works are Messrs. R. Weston and Sons, of Derby. Mr. J. H. Hare is the clerk of the works. The buildings have been designed by Mr. Charles Swain, of Buxton and Manchester, and carried out under his supervision. [Building News 26 October 1906 Page 599]

NEW SCHOOLS FOR BUXTON - New Council Schools were opened on Monday in Kent Bank Road, Buxton, to accommodate 200 senior and the like number of junior boys, the existing schools having become overcrowded. The structure was designed by Mr. Charle Swain, architect, of Greenmoor, Buxton, and the contractors were Messrs R. Weston and Son, of Leacroft Road, Derby. Tho opening ceremony was performed by Alderman Hubbersty, J.P., of the Hall, Burbage, who was presented with a silver gilt key, with which to open the door. [Ashbourne Telegraph 19 April 1907 page 2]

Reference    British Architect 26 May 1905 Page 365
Reference    Derbyshire Advertiser 1 December 1905 page 1 -tenders
Reference    Building News 26 October 1906 Page 599
Reference    Ashbourne Telegraph 19 April 1907 page 2 - opening