Technical School Upper George Street Tyldesley

TECHNICAL SCHOOL, TYLDESLEY—-A new technical school has just been opened at Tyldesley, Lancashire. The principal elevation fronts Upper George-street and is Renaissance in style, the material used being pressed red stock facing and stone dressing. The floors are of concrete, and the gymnasium and classroom floors are finished with wooden blocks. In the basement are a gymnasium, 54 feet by 26 feet, ambulance-room, 59 feet 6 inches by 34 feet, store-room, 25 feet by 14 feet 6 inches, heating chamber, 12 feet 6 inches by 13 feet, and coal store, 10 feet by 13 feet. Access to this floor is provided by a main staircase built of stone and by a yard entrance. On the ground floor are five classrooms, 26 feet by 26 feet, 26 feet by 16 feet, 26 feet by 26 feet, 26 feet by 26 feet, and 24 feet by 21 feet respectively, secretary's office, 15 feet by 11 feet, and waiting-room, 11 feet by 7 feet Gentlemen’s cloak-room and retiring rooms are provided. The first floor extends the whole frontage to Upper George street, and contains a lecture hall, 61 feet by 27 feet, a classroom, 26 feet by 16 feet, chemical lecture theatre, 26 feet by 27 feet, and ladies’ cloak and retiring rooms. The corridors are finished with mosaic. The woodwork and the internal finishing are of pitch-pine. The heating is by hot water. The contractor for the building is Mr. J. H. Wilson, and the brickwork has been executed by Mr. J. Bridge. of Walkden the lighting and plumbing by Mr. H. Baxendale. Tyldesley, and the block floors by Messrs. R. Lowe, Ltd., Farnworth. The architect was Mr J Holt. CE, of Manchester. [Builder 22 October 1904 page 422].

Reference           Builder 22 October 1904 page 422