Building Name

Extension to Westwood Schools. Oldham

Date
1891 - 1892
District/Town
Oldham
County/Country
GMCA, England
Client
Oldham School Board
Work
Extension
Contractor
Exors of E. Whittaker

EXTENSION TO BOARD SCHOOL, OLDHAM - On the 27th ult., the Rev. J. P. Rountree, M.A., Chair- man of the Oldham School Board, opened the new extensions of Westwood Board School. The extension consists of the provision on the ground floor of two class-rooms, each 20 feet by 17 feet 6 inches, and a cookery-room, 25 feet by 20 feet, with scullery or pantry thereto, the whole entered from a corridor at the end of the infants' school and class-rooms. and which also gives access to the whole of the buildings throughout. On the first floor the extension consists of two class-rooms, each 22 feet 6in. by 20 feet, and a manual instruction-room, 25 feet by 20 feet, the whole entered from a corridor similar to the one below. The class-rooms are divided by folding-screens. At the end of the corridor a staircase for girls, from the first floor, has been erected, and gives access to the girls' playground. The whole of the new portion has been cellared. The new portion is fireproof throughout; all the windows have sashes to open at top and bottom; the floors are covered with wood blocks, and the woodwork is of pitch pine. In addition to the above a teachers' room has been built. The roof of the infants' class-rooms has been altered, and a continuous side-light has been inserted. The boys' stairs having become worn and dangerous, they have been taken down and replaced with stairs of easier pitch and solid construction. The girls' and boys' offices in the yards have also been reconstructed; and in two class-rooms the light has been increased by enlarging the windows and providing extra roof light. The heating and ventilation of the school have also been attended to. The work has been done from plans, &c, prepared by Messrs. Winder & Taylor, architects, Oldham. The contractors are Messrs, E. Whittaker’s Executors, Oldham. [Builder 8 October 1892 page 288]

Reference          Manchester Guardian Saturday 31 January 1891 Page 4 - contracts
Reference          Builder 8 October 1892 page 288