List of Birmingham board schools
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This is a list of theBirmingham board schools,built between theElementary Education Act 1870(33 & 34 Vict.c. 75) which establishedboard schools,and theEducation Act 1902,which replacedschool boardswithlocal education authorities.Most of theboard schoolswere designed by the firmMartin & Chamberlain(M&C).
List of board schools[edit]
From these sources:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Other board schools[edit]
- Cotteridge School, 1900[13]
Using source:[3]
- Soho Road (Benson Road). Benson Junior School, Benson Road, Winson Road, 1888,[9]Grade II listed,Historic England."Details from listed building database (1220040)".National Heritage List for England.
- Grove Junior School, Grove Lane, Handsworth, late 19th century,Grade II listed,Historic England."Details from listed building database (1075556)".National Heritage List for England.
Using source:[5]
- Constitution Hill 1883 (demolished 1967)
- Upper Highgate Street (demolished)
- Moseley Road
- Marlborough Road School 1896
Other board schools acquired in 1891 when Birmingham was expanded[edit]
Birmingham Board Schools | |||||||
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Name | Picture | Address, Notes | Architect | Grid reference | Coordinates | Grade | Images of England link |
Clifton Road School | ![]() |
Clifton Road School, Balsall Heath. 1878 by Kings Norton School Board. Now used by St Paul's Trust.[14] | 1878 M&C (or George Ingall[9]) | SP081842 | 52°27′22″N1°52′51″W/ 52.4560°N 1.8809°W | ||
Tindal Street School | ![]() |
Tindal Street School, Balsall Heath, 1880 by Kings Norton School Board.[15] | 1879–80 M&C (or George Ingall[9]) | SP075841 | 52°27′18″N1°53′19″W/ 52.4551°N 1.8886°W |
- Kings Norton Village Board School, 1878 by Kings Norton School Board.[16]
- Mary Street School, Balsall Heath, 1878 by Kings Norton School Board. Demolished.[17]
- Stirchley Street School, 1879 by Kings Norton School Board.[18]
Other schools from the board school era[edit]
Birmingham Board Schools | |||||||
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Name | Picture | Address, Notes | Architect | Grid reference | Coordinates | Grade | Images of England link |
Camp Hill Circus School | ![]() |
Listed asCity of Birmingham Polytechnic.Built as the originalKing Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys(so not run by the School Board) (used until 1956), and extended with a school for girls. Tower and roof damaged by fire in 1901.[4]Now the Bordesley Centre, run by Muath Welfare Trust. | 1883 M&C[2] | SP083856 | 52°28′05″N1°52′41″W/ 52.468°N 1.878°W | Grade II listed | Historic England."Details from listed building database (1210202)".National Heritage List for England. |
See also[edit]
- Birmingham board schools– history
- List of former board schools in Brighton and Hove
- London School Board
References[edit]
- ^abcdefBuildings of England – Warwickshire,Nikolaus Pevsner and Alexandra Wedgwood, 1966, 1974,ISBN0-14-071031-0
- ^abcdefg*Victorian Architecture in Britain – Blue Guide,Julian Orbach, 1987,ISBN0-393-30070-6
- ^abcdefImages of England
- ^abKing Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys 1813–1983,D I Thomas
- ^abcdefghiThe Best Building in the Neighbourhood?, Martin and Chamberlain and the Birmingham Board Schools,The Victorian Society, West Midlands Group, May 1968, F. W. Greenacre, Birmingham Central Library, Birmingham Collection B.Col 48.33
- ^abDigital Ladywood (photographs of Birmingham)
- ^abcOrdnance Survey Maps 1890
- ^Victorian Society Newsletter, September 2010, p11.[permanent dead link]
- ^abcdThornton, Roy (2006).Victorian Buildings of Birmingham.Sutton Publishing Ltd.ISBN0-7509-3857-9.
- ^University of Birmingham Domus – Floodgate School PDF 24Kb
- ^University of Birmingham Domus – Somerville School – PDF 37 Kb
- ^abc"Nechells".William Dargue – A History of Birmingham Places and Names.Retrieved2 February2015.
- ^The National Archives, Cotteridge School
- ^"Digital Balsall Heath, Clifton Road".Archived fromthe originalon 2 June 2013.Retrieved7 May2012.
- ^"Digital Balsall Heath, Tindal Street".Archived fromthe originalon 2 June 2013.Retrieved7 May2012.
- ^A History of Birmingham Placenames, Kings Norton School
- ^"Digital Balsall Heath, Mary Street".Archived fromthe originalon 2 June 2013.Retrieved7 May2012.
- ^A History of Birmingham Placenames, Stirchley School
Further reading[edit]
- John Ruskin and Victorian Architecture,Michael W Brooks, 1989