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This is a one-storey building of brick, slated, in Brewer Street North,
but, with class-room over part of school-room, forms a two-storey building
to Owen Court; the school has been neglected, and there are several
cracks caused by settlement in walls, which may have to be cut out
and rebuilt; the door from back to Owen Court is not used, as the
level of the room is 6 inches higher than the door; there is a movable
platform which has to be lifted up before the door can open; an
additional step and new door is necessary; hearths broken, painting
and distempering bad; premises suitable with alteration.
Drainage—
Fairly satisfactory to smoke and water test.
Recommendation of London County Council—
Suitable with alterations; school-room to be partitioned; cloakroom
to be removed and thrown into school-room; babies' room to be
cleared away; lighting and ventilation to be improved; part of
babies' room to be converted into a covered playground; offices to be
removed from cloak-room and rebuilt.
[This school was redrained under our supervision in 1903].
3. St. Peter and St. Paul (R. C.), Upper Rosoman street.
Accommodation under late Authority: Mixed, 122; Infants, 148;
total, 270.
These premises consist of a two-storey building; the infants are
on the ground floor; the first floor is used as a mixed school; the
entrance for both departments is by a narrow passage from the street;
the boys and girls reach the first floor by the same staircase; access
to the girl's playground is by an iron winding staircase, and to the
boys by an outside stone staircase; playgrounds are very small; the
class-rooms are very low, about 9 ft. 8 in. high; the general arrangement
of the school is cramped and inconvenient. Lease expires in 11
years.
Drainage—
Permission refused to allow the water test to be applied.
Recommendation of London County Council—
Unsuitable. Board of Education to be informed.
[We have on more than one occasion inspected this school and
supervised the carrying out of various works. A new drain was
put in from sewer to the end of the passage in 1893, and minor
sanitary defects were remedied in 1905.]