Improvements in the Construction of Schools.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 4th Nov., 1891-Accepted, 5th Dec.. 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Schools.
I THOMAS HUGHES, of 38 Stamford Road, Handsworth, in the County of
Stafford Builder do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the manner in which I construct and arrange a building
for the purpose of accommodating a large number of scholars in a number of
distinct and separate class, rooms, whereby I am enabled to provide a more
efficiently lighted and ventilated building and a more convenient school for dis-
ciplinary purposes and general supervision than is at present possible with the
existing and ordinary systems of building and arranging schools.
In carrying my invention into effect I construct and arrange my improved school
building in one form which I adopt, by providing a central hall or assembly room
having a number of class rooms or separate teaching rooms standing out from this
central hall. I cause each room thus standing off to have lights upon each side of
it so that a complete and through current of air may be ensured within each
separate room, and each room may be occupied with a class without any inter-
ference from the one being occasioned to the other.
In order that my invention may be more readily understood I append hereunto
two sheets of explanatory drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a general ground floor plan and Fig. 2 a first floor plan of my improved
system of construction.
A is the central hall, B, B, C, C₁, C, C, are the class rooms standing off from
the same; D, D¹, are entrances which I place at the side of the central hall, and
within the wing forming the entrance to the class rooms C, C¹; E, E, are stair-
cases communicating from one floor to the other, F, F1, are cloak rooms and
lavatories, H H' are teachers' rooms. While on Fig. 2-0, 0, 0, 0, are class
rooms and B1, B1, are class rooms also standing above the similarly lettered class
rooms in Fig. 1. KK'LL are teachers' and aute-rooms provided at the end of
the separate class rooms, with lavatories M N as illustrated.
By placing my corridors and staircases E E' at the angles of the building
forming the main or central hall I am enabled to provide free access to the class
rooms from right and left of the staircases & corridors; and by placing the class
rooms from the sides and ends of building I am enabled to provide windows upon
each side and end of the class rooms thereby ensuring better light and a more
efficient system of ventilation than is now possible with the usual systems of con-
structing and arranging such school buildings.
I do not limit the application of my invention to any particular form of central
hall, neither do I confine my arrangements to any particular or peculiar systein of
architectural exterior treatment of elevation, but I adopt my improvements
modified to suit any particular requirement by arranging my separate class rooms
with through ventilation and lighting and with the same system of communication
as set forth in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 30th day of January 1891.
MARKS & CLERK,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for Applicant.

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Improvements, in, the, Construction of Schools.
1, THOMAS, HUGHES, of, 38 Stamford Road, Handsworth, in the County of
Stafford,, Builder, do, hereby declare the nature of this invention. and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:—
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This invention relates to the manner in which I construct and arrange a building
for the purpose of accommodating a large number of scholars in a number of
separate and distinct class rooms, whereby I am enabled to provide a more
efficiently lighted and ventilated building, and a more convenient school for dis-
ciplinary purposes, and general supervision, than is at present possible with the
existing and ordinary systems of building and arranging schools.
In carrying my invention into effect I construct and arrange my improved school
building in one plan which I adopt, by providing a central hall or assembly room,
having a number of class rooms, or separate teaching rooms standing out from
this central hall: I cause each room thus standing off to have lights. upon each
side of it, so that a complete, and through current of air may be ensured within
each separate room, and each room may be occupied with a class, without, any, inter-
ference from the one being occasioned to the other.
In order that my invention may be more readily understood I have deposited
two sheets of explanatory drawings with my Provisional Specification in which
Figure 1 is a general ground floor plan and Figure 2 a first floor plan of my
improved system of construction.
A is. the central hall. B, B, C, C1, C2, C3, are the class rooms standing off from
the same; D, D are entrances which I place at the side of the central hall, and
within the wing forming the entrance to the class rooms C, C. E, E, are staircases
communicating from one floor to the other; F, F are cloak rooms and lavatories.
H, H are teachers' rooms. While on Figure 2, C4, C5, C6, C7, are class rooms, and
B; B are class rooms also standing above the similarly lettered class rooms, in
Figure 1. K, K, L, L', are teachers and ante rooms provided. at the end of the
separate class rooms, with lavatories M, N as illustrated.
By placing my corridors and staircases E, E at the angles of the building
forming the main or central hall, I am enabled to provide free access to the class
rooms from right and left of the staircases and corriders; and by placing the class
rooms from the sides and ends of the building I am enabled to provide windows
upon each side and end of the class rooms, thereby ensuring better. light and a
more efficient system of ventilation than is now possible.with the usual systems of
constructing and arranging such school buildings.
-I do not limit the application of my invention to any particular form of central
hall, neither do 1 confine my arrangements to any particular or peculiar system of
architectural exterior treatment of elevation, but I adopt my improvements-modified
to, suit any particular requirement by arranging my separate. class rooms with
through ventilation and lighting, and with the same system of communication as
set forth in the accompanying drawings.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said-inven-
tion, and in what manner the same-is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
(1) The construction and arrangement of schools having one central hall,
and a number of class rooms and ante rooms adjoining thereto, substantially as
and for the purposes herein described and as illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
(2) The construction of school buildings with class rooms provided with through

page_text: light and ventilation substantially as herein described and as illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
(3) The construction of school buildings having the entrances and staircases
arranged at the corners or ends of the main hall, or central room, substantially
as and for the purposes herein described and as set forth in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 3rd day of October 1891
MARKS & CLERK,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.
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