National Schools, Cemetery Road, Newport, Shropshire

NEWPORT - The new National Schools, in the Cemetery-road, commenced in May last, are now completed. The accommodation provided is for 250 children in all, and consists of a boys' school-room, (41 feet 6inches by 19 feet), a girls' room at one end adjoining (33 feet by 18 feet), infants' room, same dimensions, with two class-rooms (18 feet by 10 feet 6 in.), and separate porches and lobbies for boys and girls, with all needful offices, etc. outside. In addition, and adjoining, there is a master's house, with sitting-room, kitchen, back kitchen, and pantry, on ground floor, with three bedrooms and cloak-closet on the first floor. The whole of the works have been carried out by Mr. John Turnbull, builder, of Cheswardine, Shropshire, from the plans and under the superintendence of Mr.J. Ladds, architect, of Chapel-street, London. [Building News 21 February 1873 page 231]

NEW SCHOOLS, NEWPORT SALOP. One of our illustrations this week represents the new National Schools, Newport, Salop, recently erected under the architectural superintendence of Mr. J. Ladds, architect. Chapel-street, London. The accommodation provided is for 250 children in all, and consists of a boys' schoolroom, 41feet 6 inches. by 19 feet; a girls' schoolroom, at one end adjoining, 33 feet by 18 feet; infants' schoolroom, of same dimensions, with two class-rooms 18 feet by 10 feet. 6 inches, and separate porches and lobbies for boys and girls, with necessary offices outside. In addition, and adjoining, there is a master's house. The following are references to the plan:—B, boys'-school ; C, class-rooms; D, boys' entrance; E, girls' and infants' entrance; F, lavatory ; G, girls'-school ; I, infants'-school; K, kitchen ; L, living-room ; S, scullery ; Y, yard. [Building News 25 April 1873 page 476]