Building Name

Heginbottom Technical Schools School of Art and Free Library Old Street Ashton-under-Lyne

Date
1890 - 1893
Street
Old Street
District/Town
Ashton-under-Lyne
County/Country
GMCA, England
Work
New Build

OPENING OF NEW TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AT ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE – Yesterday the new Technical Schools and Free Library, which has just been completed were opened for students without any formal ceremony. The building has been erected from designs prepared by Messrs John Eaton and Sons, architects, Ashton, at a cost, including fittings of £16,000. [Manchester Guardian 4 October 1892 page 12]

Reference    Manchester Guardian Saturday 3 January 1891 Page 1 -contracts
Reference    Manchester Guardian Saturday 10 January 1891 Page 4 - contracts
Reference    British Architect 7 October 1892 Page 271 - opening
Reference    Builder 16 December 1905 (obituary)
Reference    Hartwell South East Lancashire
Reference    Manchester Guardian 4 October 1892 page 12 – opening