Schools in connection with St Peter’s Church Swinton

SWINTON - On Saturday, the foundation stone of new schools in connection with St. Peter's Church, Swinton, was laid by Miss Atherton, of Swinton Park. The building will be of common red brick, with bands of blue and white beading courses at intervals. The roofs will be flat-pitched and “hipped,” covered with green and blue slates, and the monotony of outline will be relieved by the introduction of lunettes. The structure will be divided into boys' and girls' school, each 50 ft. by 30 ft., with two class-rooms 21 ft. by 13 ft. 6 in., and separate porch entrances. Under the boys' school commodious rooms will be provided for heating apparatus, coals, and storage. The interior of the schools will be unplastered, and the roof timbers to the line of ceiling (20 ft. from the floor) will be stained and varnished. The entire cost, including fences, gates, and fixtures, is estimated at £1,530. The building is designed by Messrs Whyatt and Redford, Manchester; and the builder is Mr. D. Barlow, of Pendleton. [Building News 19 June 1863 page 477]

SWINTON—The first stone of a new school in connexion with St. Peter's church, Swinton, has been laid. The building will be of red brick, with bands of blue and white beading courses at intervals. The roofs will be flat pitched and hipped, covered with green and bine slates, and the monotony of outline will be relieved by the Introduction of lunettes. The structure will be divided into boys' and girls' schools, each 50 feet by 30 feet, with two class-rooms 21 feet by 13 feet 6 inches, and separate porch entrances. Under the boys' school, rooms will be provided for heating apparatus, coals, and storage. The interior of the schools will be unplastered, and the roof timbers, to the line of ceiling (20 feet from the floor), will be stained and varnished. The entire cost, including fences, gates, and fixtures, is estimated at £1,530, towards which about £1,150 have been subscribed. The building is designed by, and its erection is under the management of, Messrs Whyatt and Redford, Manchester; and the builder is Mr D. Barlow, of Pendleton. The ground on which the schools will stand was given to the building committee by the late Earl of Ellesmere. The building will be used for teaching the children of St. Peter's church, in conjunction with the schools already in use. [Builder 11 July 1863 page 501]

Reference    Building News 19 June 1863 page 477
Reference    Builder 11 July 1863 page 501