Collection LMA/4425 - ARDALE SCHOOL, NORTH STIFFORD

Identity area

Reference code

LMA/4425

Title

ARDALE SCHOOL, NORTH STIFFORD

Date(s)

  • 1900-1965 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.25 linear feet

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The school was founded as the Stepney Cottage Homes in 1901 by the Stepney Board of Guardians and was designed by the architect Frank Baggallay. Later plans from 1940-1950 show several buildings and an air raid shelter. The infirmary was demolished around 1980.

The school was originally administered by the London County Council and after 1969 by Essex County Council. It closed in 1995.

Archival history

LMA/4425 1900-1965 Collection 0.25 linear feet Ardale School x Stepney Cottage Homes

The school was founded as the Stepney Cottage Homes in 1901 by the Stepney Board of Guardians and was designed by the architect Frank Baggallay. Later plans from 1940-1950 show several buildings and an air raid shelter. The infirmary was demolished around 1980.

The school was originally administered by the London County Council and after 1969 by Essex County Council. It closed in 1995.

Received in 2002 (B02/071).

Plans of the school buildings, 1900-1965, including original proposals by architect Frank Baggallay, proposed alterations and additions to Farm Cottage; recreation hall, master's house, garage and stores; workshops, office and stores; recreation hall and gymnasium; adaptation of school block for boys accommodation; Nelson and Shackleton Cottages, The Lodge; The Tower Block, including workshops, band practice room and swimming pool; dining hall steelwork, roof trusses and concreting; layout and drainage plan for new dining hall, workshops and gymnasium; new school block: stage 1 drainage layout and heating duct; Masters House: details of trenches; new dining hall and kitchen: hot and cold water services; staff accommodation: cottages; site layout; adaptation of former laundry to provide recreation room and library; additional staff accommodation; new dining hall and kitchen; Nelson and Shackleton houses: proposed covered way to bathrooms and Craftsman's workshops.

Chronological.

Available for general access

Copyright: City of London
English

Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Other plans of the school can be found in GLC/AR/PL/43/001-006. LCC/CH/D/ARD/01-02 are London County Council minutes and general papers relating to the school.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. April to June 2009 Ardale School x Stepney Cottage Homes Educational buildings School buildings Construction engineering Building design Educational institutions Schools Visual materials Plans Building plans London England UK Western Europe North Stifford Grays Essex Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Received in 2002 (B02/071).

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Scope and content

Plans of the school buildings, 1900-1965, including original proposals by architect Frank Baggallay, proposed alterations and additions to Farm Cottage; recreation hall, master's house, garage and stores; workshops, office and stores; recreation hall and gymnasium; adaptation of school block for boys accommodation; Nelson and Shackleton Cottages, The Lodge; The Tower Block, including workshops, band practice room and swimming pool; dining hall steelwork, roof trusses and concreting; layout and drainage plan for new dining hall, workshops and gymnasium; new school block: stage 1 drainage layout and heating duct; Masters House: details of trenches; new dining hall and kitchen: hot and cold water services; staff accommodation: cottages; site layout; adaptation of former laundry to provide recreation room and library; additional staff accommodation; new dining hall and kitchen; Nelson and Shackleton houses: proposed covered way to bathrooms and Craftsman's workshops.

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Accruals

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Chronological.

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Available for general access

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright: City of London

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Other plans of the school can be found in GLC/AR/PL/43/001-006. LCC/CH/D/ARD/01-02 are London County Council minutes and general papers relating to the school.

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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London Metropolitan Archives

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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