Egerton Street School, Chester

Egerton Street School is in Chester, Cheshire, England, and has fronts on Egerton Street, Albert Street and Crewe Street. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade listed building.[1]

Egerton Street School, Chester
LocationChester, Cheshire, England
Coordinates53.1951°N 2.8840°W / 53.1951; -2.8840
OS grid referenceSJ 410 668
Built1909–10
Built forChester City Council
ArchitectJohn Douglas
W. T. Lockwood
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated14 October 1991
Reference no.1375790
Location in Cheshire

Today the building is used a private nursery school.[2]

History

The school was designed jointly by John Douglas and W. T. Lockwood (son of Thomas Lockwood) for Chester City Council and built in 1909–10. Douglas' biographer Edward Hubbard comments that "the joint authorship is clearly obvious".[3]

Architecture

The school is constructed in red brick with yellow terracotta dressings and it has a brown tile roof. It is in one or two storeys and has three shaped gables.[1]

See also

References

  1. Historic England. "Egerton Street County Primary School, shelter and railings, Chester (1375790)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  2. "The History of Little Friends Day Nursery Chester". Littlefriendschester.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  3. Hubbard, Edward (1991). The Work of John Douglas. London: The Victorian Society. p. 204. ISBN 0-901657-16-6.
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