Description

BRADWALL C.P. WALNUT TREE LANE
SJ 76 SE
(North side)
7/3 School Cottages

II

Reformatory school and farm, now cottages, 1855 (datestone). Brown
brick with dark clay tile roof to front and grey slate to rear. 2
storeys; 3 windows to front, symmetrical. Camber-arched entry, ovolo
front gable, converted to doorway with 2-light small-pane window
above. One 3-light small-pane casement to each storey to each side of
doorway. The building surrounds a rectangular courtyard; the rear
wing has 3 camber-arched openings to courtyard; the front, left and
right ranges are converted to cottages; cast-iron lattice casements in
left side of courtyard. 2 ridge chimneys each to front, left and
right wings.
Interior: Not fully inspected; no features of special interest were
observed.
Founded by G W Latham 1855, with subscriptions from neighbouring
landowners, the school cost £255. There were 40 acres of farmland.
Superintendent and 4 masters; 60 boys, who were taught farmwork, but
with 3 hours schoolwork per day plus household duties. White's
Directory of Cheshire 1860.

Listing NGR: SJ7555363911

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26431840

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Recommended Books

• 
  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)