New premises: Macclesfield Ragged and Industrial Schools Brook Street/ Turnock Street Macclesfield

MACCLESFIELD RAGGED AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS - These schools have been formally opened. The building is situated at the junction of Brook -street and Turnock-street, and in consequence of the peculiarities of the site, which is sloping ground, having a considerable fall, the principal entrance is on the level of the footpath and basement floor in Turnock-street, and from the entrance-door a flight of steps leads up to the ground-floor. There are three floors. The basement is approached by steps from the ground floor in the central corridor, and contains the various rooms and apartments for the working staff of the Institution, including both boys’ and girls’ departments. The ground-floor, covering the same area as the basement, is occupied by rooms devoted to general educational purposes, and consists of a schoolroom, 40 ft. by 24 ft., and a dining-hall of the same proportions, also infants’ room overlooking Turnock-street. The masters’ apartments overlook Brook-street, and contiguous thereto are a committee-room and library, with lavatories and closets for the boys. The staircase from the entrance-hall, on the ground-floor, leads to the first-floor, on which there are two large dormitories, each 40 ft. long by 24 ft. wide, one in each wing. The attics are reached by a staircase from the first-floor, and arranged for sick-rooms in cases of trivial disorders. There is a considerable area occupied by yards and play-grounds, surrounding the building. Means for the physical development of the children will be provided in the play-grounds. The style of the building is plain Venetian Gothic in elevation. The contractors were: — For the brickwork, Mr. James Anderson; masonry, Messrs. Friths, Brothers; carpenter and joiners’ works, Messrs. Shufflebotham; plumbing and glazing, Mr. R. Davies; plastering and decorating, Messrs. Kirkbam & Sons; painting, Mr. Hulme; slating, Messrs. Bradley & Son; ironwork, Mr. Martin Watts; all local tradesmen. Mr. Stevens, of this town, was the architect. [Builder 9 June 1866 Page 426]

Reference    Manchester Guardian Saturday 22 April 1865 Page 2 (Contracts)
Reference    Builder 9 June 1866 Page 426