Egerton Street School, Chester
| Egerton Street School, Chester | |
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| Location | Chester, Cheshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°11′42″N 2°53′02″W / 53.1951°N 2.8840°W |
| OS grid reference | SJ 410 668 |
| Built | 1909–10 |
| Built for | Chester City Council |
| Architect | John Douglas W. T. Lockwood |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 14 October 1991 |
| Reference no. | 1375790 |
  Location in Cheshire | |
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]
Today the building is used a private nursery school.[2][3]
History
[edit]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".[4]
Architecture
[edit]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
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- Grade II listed buildings in Chester (north and west)
- List of non-ecclesiastical and non-residential works by John Douglas
References
[edit]- ^ a b Historic England. "Egerton Street County Primary School, shelter and railings, Chester (1375790)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "The History of Little Friends Day Nursery Chester". Littlefriendschester.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "Welcome to Elmscot Day Nursery & Nursery School Chester". Elmscot Group. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Hubbard, Edward (1991). The Work of John Douglas. London: The Victorian Society. p. 204. ISBN 0-901657-16-6.
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