Schools Gallery

Springfield School, Architects Design, Cavendish Street, foreground, Broomspring Lane, left ,1874

This building stands at the corner of Broomspring Lane, Cavendish Street and Broomhall Street, In the Ecclesiastical District of St. Silas.The site (freehold) contains 1954 square yards, nett, and was purchased from Messrs. Hoyland and their lessees; there were eleven dwelling-houses, workshops, and sheds upon the land, included in the price.The area of the room is, altogether, 8154 square feet; and the cubical contents 139, 994 feet.The number of scholars accommodated is 752.Contract for buildings, fittings, and furniture, Cost of site, 15s. Total, 15s

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Architects drawing of the Collegiate School, Collegiate Crescent by Robert Potter, 1835

Original at Sheffield Archives: Potter Plans/12/2. It was eventually built with slightly different detailing and larger wings which were partly a later enlargement

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