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Mr. Frank H. Heaven, A.R.I.B.A., Architect to the Education
Committee, contributes the following:—
Additional Sites.—Additional lands, to increase the areas of
school sites, have been acquired at Wood Street School (Corbett,
Road), Joseph Barrett Secondary Schools (in Chestnut Avenue and
Brooke Road), and Wm. Elliott Whittingham Secondary Boys'
School (in Higham Hill Road).
The site at Wood Street has been fenced.
Additions and Alterations.—Two additional classrooms with
cloakroom space have been constructed at Coppermill Junior Mixed
School. The building is of non-traditional construction and includes
many new features in its framework of aluminium, thermacoustic
wall, ceiling and roof construction, factors of daylight and
artificial light illumination, and thermal control of artificial space
heating.
One of the blocks at the Hale End Special School has been
converted to house the Wm. Morris Deaf School, and a new lavatory
block erected. A Group Hearing Aid Room is soon to be
added.
Galleries have been removed, floors levelled, relaid and treated
with plastic at six schools.
Amenities.—These have been provided at a number of the
schools in the form of Garden Beds, Shelving, Exhibition Panels,
Blackboards, Screen Doors, Stage Platforms, Sun Blinds, Wardrobes
and Needlework Cupboards. Sealing of floors of staff rooms
(2), classrooms (4), halls (9) and gymnasiums (3), renewal of floor
coverings, additional ventilation, new footway, and mesh fences
to railings and boundary walls, seats in playgrounds and playfields.
Central Kitchens.—The buildings and apparatus have been
maintained in good order, improvements made to food stores and
operation rooms, and a new staff lavatory provided at Wood Street
kitchen.
Further Education.—The play area at the George Gascoigne
school has been re-surfaced, improved lighting to facilitate the
playing of games in one hall and the provision of electric points for
craftwork at another centre.
Gymnasium.—Several halls in secondary schools have been
equipped with gymnasium apparatus, such as booms, climbing
ropes, wall bars, etc., and the floors sealed with plastic.