Stamford Boys’ High School

Stamford High School officially opened on October 1st 1932. Ten acres of land was purchased from Mr J W Kenworthy. The envisaged cost of the school was around £18,000. The architect chosen was Percy Howard of Stalybridge, who 10 years earlier had designed the Ashton War Memorial. Building began in February 1931. The original building consisted of the West Block, (without rooms 2 and 15 which were added later) constructed in the design of double quadrangles surrounded by classrooms. The final cost of the building excluding furnishings and equipment came to £21,791 5s 10d which was financed by a government loan spanning 50 years.

Reference    Builder 2 January 1931 Page 33
Reference    Builder 30 January 1931 Page 303.