King-street Wesleyan Sunday School and Institute Derby

NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL OPENED - King-street Wesleyan Sunday School and Institute, built at cost of nearly £11,000 on the site of the old premises in Chapel-street, Derby, were opened to-day by Mr. G. Creswell Turner, a prominent Wesleyan, of Leicester. Mr. Turner was presented with gold key by the architect, Mr. A. Brocklehurst, of Manchester, [Derby Daily Telegraph 26 February 1930 page 7]

WESLEYANS' NEW INSTITUTE UP-TO-DATE DERBY QUARTERS £11,000 PLAN King-street Derby Wesleyan scholars and the church organisations, which have been in cramped quarters since June last year, will have one of the finest schools and institutes in Derby when the new buildings are opened next Wednesday. The whole scheme will cost nearly £11,000.  The schools contain fine assembly hall to seat 400, rooms for beginners, primary, junior, and intermediate scholars; kitchens and dressing-rooms; men's and women's reading rooms, a billiards room and boys' clubroom, girls' clubroom, and a well-equipped buffet. Hot and cold water is laid on, there is central heating, and the whole building is lighted by electricity. At the back of the hall there is a fireproof lantern room. Wide stone stairs lead to the upper rooms, both at the front and back entrances. A long, well-lighted corridor runs the length of the assembly hall, from which there are swing-door exits, and a "crush" hall is placed between the hall and the main tiled entrance. There is also a garage for cars. There are many big windows with coloured leaded lights, and all the ceilings are moulded. Messrs. Gee, Walker, and Slater, of Derby, were the contractors, and Mr. Arthur Brocklehurst, of Manchester, is the architect. [Derby Daily Telegraph 21 February 1930 page 9]

Reference    Derby Daily Telegraph 21 February 1930 page 9
Reference    Derby Daily Telegraph 26 February 1930 page 7