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Bevendean Primary School
Pamphlet for the Official Opening of Bevendean Primary School.
BRIGHTON EDUCATION COMMITTEE
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PROGRAMME OF THE
OFFICIAL OPENING OF BEVENDEAN PRIMARY SCHOOL
by
Sir FRED CLARKE, M. A., LITT. D.
supported by
HIS WORSHIP THE MAYOR (Alderman S. Davey, J. P.)
on FRIDAY, 19th JANUARY, 1951 at 3.15 p.m.
the Chair will be taken by
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
(Councillor G. FitzGerald)
ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS
Dedication by the Mayors Chaplain,
the Rev. Canon F. N. Robathan, O.B.E., M.A.
The School Choir
Introduction by the Chairman of the Education Committee who will ask Sir Fred Clarke to declare the School open.
Sir Fred Clarke
His Worship the Mayor will move a Vote of Thanks to be seconded by the Chairman of the Schools Sub-Committee (Alderman Miss D. E. Stringer) and supported by the Chairman of the Sites and Works Sub-Committee (Councillor A. J. Sadler).
The School Choir
The National Anthem
After the ceremony, the School will be open to inspection by visitors. Tea will be served in the School Dining Room from 4.15 — 5.0 p.m.
Introduction by the Chairman of the Education Committee who will ask Sir Fred Clarke to declare the School open.
Sir Fred Clarke
His Worship the Mayor will move a Vote of Thanks to be seconded by the Chairman of the Schools Sub-Committee (Alderman Miss D. E. Stringer) and supported by the Chairman of the Sites and Works Sub-Committee (Councillor A. J. Sadler).
The School Choir
The National Anthem
After the ceremony, the School will be open to inspection by visitors. Tea will be served in the School Dining Room from 4.15 — 5.0 p.m.
BEVENDEAN SCHOOL is the third primary school to be completed in the
Education Committee's post-war programme. It has been built to provide
school places for the new housing estate of 800 houses at Lower
Bevendean which has created a new community in north-east Brighton.
The School is organized as a 2-form entry primary school providing accommodation for approximately 600 pupils in separate infant and junior departments. The infants' wing contains six class rooms, staff rooms, medical inspection and other ancillary rooms. In the junior department there are two wings comprising eight classrooms, a library, staff rooms, and the usual cloakrooms and offices. All the classrooms have a south-easterly aspect and open directly on to a paved terrace so that the classes can be held in the open air if desired. The two assembly halls form the central block of the buildings; they are placed end to end with a mechanically-operated partition between them so that the whole floor space may be available for larger functions. The School Canteen, with ample kitchen facilities, is designed to serve 375 mid-day meals daily in two sittings.
The north portion of the site, which has an area of 10.3 acres, has been laid out for school playing fields and groups of trees at different points of the site have been carefully preserved.
The School has been designed by the Chief Architect, Mr. P. Billington, A.R.I.B.A., A.M.T.P.L, under the supervision of the Borough Engineer and Surveyor, Mr. D. J. Howe, M.LC.E., M.I.MUN. E. To economize a steel, pre-cast concrete framework has been used, the walls being of brick construction. The main contractors are Messrs. Kirk & Kirk Ltd., of Putney, who submitted the lowest tender of £111,166. Floors are laid with semastic tiles supplied by Semtex Ltd. The School is equipped partly with wooden furniture supplied by Messrs. G. M. Hammer & Co. Ltd., and partly with tubular steel furniture supplied by Messrs. Kingfisher Ltd., which is in keeping with the decoration scheme of the School. The classrooms in the junior school are equipped so that advantage can be taken of broadcast lessons and visual aids in the course of the normal teaching.
Work on the site was started in October, 1949, and the foundation stone was laid by the then Mayor of Brighton, Alderman E. Marsh, J. P., on the 21st November, 1949. The infants' wing was ready for occupation by the beginning of the present school year and since 4th September, 1950; the two departments have been sharing the accommodation available. The building work of the whole School was completed by Christmas, 1950.
The School is organized as a 2-form entry primary school providing accommodation for approximately 600 pupils in separate infant and junior departments. The infants' wing contains six class rooms, staff rooms, medical inspection and other ancillary rooms. In the junior department there are two wings comprising eight classrooms, a library, staff rooms, and the usual cloakrooms and offices. All the classrooms have a south-easterly aspect and open directly on to a paved terrace so that the classes can be held in the open air if desired. The two assembly halls form the central block of the buildings; they are placed end to end with a mechanically-operated partition between them so that the whole floor space may be available for larger functions. The School Canteen, with ample kitchen facilities, is designed to serve 375 mid-day meals daily in two sittings.
The north portion of the site, which has an area of 10.3 acres, has been laid out for school playing fields and groups of trees at different points of the site have been carefully preserved.
The School has been designed by the Chief Architect, Mr. P. Billington, A.R.I.B.A., A.M.T.P.L, under the supervision of the Borough Engineer and Surveyor, Mr. D. J. Howe, M.LC.E., M.I.MUN. E. To economize a steel, pre-cast concrete framework has been used, the walls being of brick construction. The main contractors are Messrs. Kirk & Kirk Ltd., of Putney, who submitted the lowest tender of £111,166. Floors are laid with semastic tiles supplied by Semtex Ltd. The School is equipped partly with wooden furniture supplied by Messrs. G. M. Hammer & Co. Ltd., and partly with tubular steel furniture supplied by Messrs. Kingfisher Ltd., which is in keeping with the decoration scheme of the School. The classrooms in the junior school are equipped so that advantage can be taken of broadcast lessons and visual aids in the course of the normal teaching.
Work on the site was started in October, 1949, and the foundation stone was laid by the then Mayor of Brighton, Alderman E. Marsh, J. P., on the 21st November, 1949. The infants' wing was ready for occupation by the beginning of the present school year and since 4th September, 1950; the two departments have been sharing the accommodation available. The building work of the whole School was completed by Christmas, 1950.
