This is a list of the Birmingham board schools, built between the Elementary Education Act 1870 which established board schools, and the Education Act 1902, which replaced school boards with Local Education Authorities. Most of the board schools were designed by the firm Martin & Chamberlain (M&C).

List of board schools

From these sources:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Name Picture Address, Notes Architect Grid reference Coordinates
(links to map & photo sources)		 Grade Images of England or other link
Name Picture Memorial Stone: "The first state school built in Birmingham stood on this site Bloomsbury 1873–1968" 1873–1968 SP0888788356 52.493046, −1.870536
Allcock St School †Demolished. Other names: Deritend or Bordesley, now listed as The Bridge Centre and Community Industry. 1875–80 M&C [2] SP081864 52°28′31″N 1°52′48″W / 52.4754°N 1.8800°W / 52.4754; -1.8800 (†Allcock St Board School - site of) Grade II listed Historic England. "The Bridge Centre (1075767)". National Heritage List for England., Historic England. "Community Industry (1343318)". National Heritage List for England.
Bristol Street Board School †Demolished 1960s for widening of the Horsefair road. At junction of Irving Street and Bristol Street. Was used as a meeting place for the Christian Society from 1877 until 1892. [5][6] SP068861 52°28′23″N 1°54′00″W / 52.4731°N 1.9001°W / 52.4731; -1.9001 (†Bristol St Board School)[7] Picture of school before demolition from Birmingham Images
Icknield Street School
near the Hockley Flyover, north of the Jewellery Quarter. 1883 M&C [1] SP057882 52°29′38″N 1°54′57″W / 52.4940°N 1.9158°W / 52.4940; -1.9158 (Icknield St Board School) Grade II* listed Historic England. "School (1076315)". National Heritage List for England., Historic England. "Master's house (1291556)". National Heritage List for England.
Stratford Road Primary School
Now Ladypool Junior & Infant School, Sparkbrook. First M&C school built after Chamberlain's death.[5] The school was extensively damaged in the Birmingham Tornado on 28 July 2005 and lost its distinctive Martin & Chamberlain tower. For damage see [1] and [2]. 1885 M&C [1][2] SP086848 52°27′41″N 1°52′27″W / 52.4613°N 1.8741°W / 52.4613; -1.8741 (Stratford Road (Ladywood) Board School) Grade II* listed Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1343133)". National Heritage List for England.
Harborne School
106 High Street, now the Clock Tower Community Education Centre. Built by Harborne School Board (Staffordshire) and acquired by the expansion of Birmingham.[8] 1885, M&C [2] or 1881 J. P. Sharp & Co[9] SP035845 52°27′34″N 1°56′48″W / 52.4594°N 1.9466°W / 52.4594; -1.9466 (Harborne (Clock) Board School) Grade II listed Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1343074)". National Heritage List for England. = Historic England. "Clock Harborne (Grade II) (1343074)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
Oozells Street Board School
Listed as Furniture Stores of City of Birmingham Education Department; College of Food and Domestic Arts; now the Ikon Gallery. 1878 M&C [1][5] SP060866 52°28′40″N 1°54′45″W / 52.4777°N 1.9124°W / 52.4777; -1.9124 (Oozells St Board School) Grade II listed Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1076214)". National Heritage List for England.
Floodgate School
Floodgate Street and Milk Street, Deritend, now South and City College Birmingham Arts and Media Campus, formerly Hall Green College annexe. 1890 [2][10] SP078864 52°28′32″N 1°53′09″W / 52.4756°N 1.8859°W / 52.4756; -1.8859 (Floodgate St Board School) Grade II* listed Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1219510)". National Heritage List for England.
Waverley Road
Waverley Road, Byron Road, also known as County Grammar School, Small Heath; Hall Green Technical College;[5] Small Heath School 1880–85 or 1892 M&C [1][2] SP097852 52°27′53″N 1°51′28″W / 52.4647°N 1.8577°W / 52.4647; -1.8577 (Waverley Rd (Small Heath) Board School) Grade II* listed Historic England. "School (1211189)". National Heritage List for England., Historic England. "Headmaster's house (1075691)". National Heritage List for England.
Somerville Road
Somerville School, Somerville Road, Small Heath, B10 9EN (modernised). 1892-4 M&C [11] SP099859 52°28′15″N 1°51′19″W / 52.4709°N 1.8553°W / 52.4709; -1.8553 (Somerville Road Board School)
Tilton Girls School
Tilton Road, B9. Now Darul Barakaat Mosque and Community Centre. 1890 [3] SP092866 52°28′37″N 1°51′54″W / 52.4769°N 1.8651°W / 52.4769; -1.8651 (Tilton Road Board School) Grade II listed Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1343159)". National Heritage List for England.
Dixon Road County Primary School
Dixon Road, Small Heath, B10 0BP. Also fronts Cooksey Road. Was Newlands Centre and Regents Park Annexe & 48 Cooksey Road, Bordesley. Also BCC furniture recycling and Birmingham Community Transport. Now Shah Poran Islamic Jami Mosque And Community Trust. 1880–90 [1][3] SP088857 52°28′12″N 1°52′11″W / 52.4701°N 1.8698°W / 52.4701; -1.8698 (Dixon Road (Cooksey Rd) Board School) Grade II listed Historic England. "Newlands Centre (1343378)". National Heritage List for England., Historic England. "Regent's Park Annex (1290547)". National Heritage List for England.
Garrison Lane School
Garrison Lane, Bordesley. Now known as the Garrison Centre. c1885 M&C [3] SP086869 52°28′49″N 1°52′24″W / 52.4804°N 1.8733°W / 52.4804; -1.8733 (Garrison Lane Board School) Grade II listed Historic England. "School (1075600)". National Heritage List for England., Historic England. "Headmaster's house, No 106 (1075601)". National Heritage List for England.
Dudley Road School
Now Summerfield Centre; was Summerfield Junior and Infants School, Dudley Road, Winson Green; listed as Main Block to Handsworth Technical College 1878 M&C [5] SP042876 52°29′13″N 1°56′19″W / 52.4869°N 1.9385°W / 52.4869; -1.9385 (Dudley Road (Summerfield) Board School) Grade II* listed Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1343401)". National Heritage List for England.
Barford Road School
Now Barford Road Primary School, Barford Road, Winson Green 1887 M&C [5] SP044873 52°29′04″N 1°56′06″W / 52.4845°N 1.9351°W / 52.4845; -1.9351 (Barford Road Board School)
Hutton Street, renamed to Eliot Street
Opened for over 1000 pupuils[12] Now Nechells Junior and Infant School, Eliot Street, Nechells. Originally Nechells County Primary School 1879 SP094896 52°30′14″N 1°51′47″W / 52.5040°N 1.8631°W / 52.5040; -1.8631 (Eliot St (Neachells) Board School) Grade A locally listed building
The Broadway Comprehensive School, Aston Whitehead Road, Aston, Birmingham, England.[3] 1900, Crouch & Butler SP072896 52°30′14″N 1°53′35″W / 52.5040°N 1.8931°W / 52.5040; -1.8931 (Broadway (Whitehead Road, Aston) Board School)[7] Grade II listed Historic England. "School (1289998)". National Heritage List for England., Historic England. "Master's House (1343167)". National Heritage List for England., Historic England. "Railings and Gate Posts (1076063)". National Heritage List for England.
Dennis Road School
Now Anderton Park School. Originally called Dennis Road School, Balsall Heath.[5] 1896 M&C SP084837 52°27′05″N 1°52′30″W / 52.4513°N 1.8750°W / 52.4513; -1.8750 (Dennis Road Board School) Grade II listed Historic England. "Dennis Road School (Grade II) (1396414)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
Cromwell Street School
Opened for over 1000 pupils.[12] Now Cromwell Street Junior School, Nechells.[12] 1889 J. A. Cossins SP084886 52°29′43″N 1°52′30″W / 52.4953°N 1.8749°W / 52.4953; -1.8749 (Cromwell Road Board School) Grade II listed Historic England. "Cromwell Junior and Infant School (Grade II) (1407723)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

Other board schools

Using source:[3]

Using source:[5]

Other board schools acquired in 1891 when Birmingham was expanded

Birmingham Board Schools
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″N 1°52′51″W / 52.4560°N 1.8809°W / 52.4560; -1.8809 (Clifton Road Board school)
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″N 1°53′19″W / 52.4551°N 1.8886°W / 52.4551; -1.8886 (Tindall Street Board school)

Other schools from the board school era

Birmingham Board Schools
Name Picture Address, Notes Architect Grid reference Coordinates Grade Images of England link
Camp Hill Circus School
Listed as City of Birmingham Polytechnic. Built as the original King 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″N 1°52′41″W / 52.468°N 1.878°W / 52.468; -1.878 (Camp Hill - not Board school) Grade II listed Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1210202)". National Heritage List for England.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Buildings of England – Warwickshire, Nikolaus Pevsner and Alexandra Wedgwood, 1966, 1974, ISBN 0-14-071031-0
  2. ^ a b c d e f g *Victorian Architecture in Britain – Blue Guide, Julian Orbach, 1987, ISBN 0-393-30070-6
  3. ^ a b c d e f Images of England
  4. ^ a b King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys 1813–1983, D I Thomas
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i The 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
  6. ^ a b Digital Ladywood (photographs of Birmingham)
  7. ^ a b c Ordnance Survey Maps 1890
  8. ^ Victorian Society Newsletter, September 2010, p11.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ a b c d Thornton, Roy (2006). Victorian Buildings of Birmingham. Sutton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7509-3857-9.
  10. ^ University of Birmingham Domus – Floodgate School PDF 24Kb
  11. ^ University of Birmingham Domus – Somerville School – PDF 37 Kb
  12. ^ a b c "Nechells". William Dargue – A History of Birmingham Places and Names. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  13. ^ The National Archives, Cotteridge School
  14. ^ "Digital Balsall Heath, Clifton Road". Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  15. ^ "Digital Balsall Heath, Tindal Street". Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  16. ^ A History of Birmingham Placenames, Kings Norton School
  17. ^ "Digital Balsall Heath, Mary Street". Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  18. ^ A History of Birmingham Placenames, Stirchley School

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