Northumberland

Northumberland

Northumberland Reformatory School for Boys

Established for the Counties of Durham and Northumberland, is at Stannington, near Morpeth. Boys are now received from other Counties. There are now (1894) 220 Boys in the school, who farm 500 acres of land and manufacture agricultural implements, and are taught other useful trades.
Robert Middlemiss, Superintendent
Robert Robey, Secretary
Source: Kelly's Directory 1894

Newcastle Ragged & Industrial Schools - Brumell Wing
The Brumell Wing of the Ragged and Industrial Schools has been inaugurated by Sir W. Armstrong, K.C.B. The original building, which has been twice extended, was erected from the designs of the late Mr Dobson, and the present extension has been designed and carried out by Mr Thomas Oliver, at a cost of about £2,000. Mr Andrews was the clerk of the works, and Mr W Gibson, of the Red Barnes, was the sole contractor.The new wing consists of a commodious boys' school-room, with class-room store-room, and work-rooms on the ground floor, and a large boys dormitory and reading-room above. In addition to these extensions, considerable alterations and additions have been made in the old buildings. The dining room has been enlarged, and the two school-rooms for boys and girls have been thrown into one, to be used for the girls' school only. New class-rooms and lavatories for the girls are also provided. Alterations have been made in the administrative department, and a new sick-ward, with nurse's room adjoining, both of which are cut off from the main premises, and a separate staircase from the outside have been provided. The new wing corresponds in its style of building with the existing premises. Every care has been taken to make it dry, warm, cleanly and well ventilated. The interior walls of the school-room, class-room, dormitory, and reading-rooms are built in the inside of buff-coloured glazed bricks, to the height of 5 ft. from the floor, and above this height they are faced with Parian cement.The ventilation is self-acting, with additional resources when required, and is designed on the - through and through - principle, with openings opposite; the windows also being arranged on the same plan. There is a large cubic quantity of air to each person, and abundance of light. The warming is by open fireplaces, which also assist in ventilating the rooms. New latrines are provided for the boys, and they are ventilated on the same principle as the rooms and dormitories. The increased accommodation which has been provided will admit between 50 and 60 inmates, and about 100 day-scholars in addition.

Source:
The Builder 1868 Vol XXVI 23rd May 1868 p.379
Submitted by Alan Longbottom

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