Ladypool Primary School
Ladypool Primary School is a Grade II* listed[1][2] primary school on Stratford Road in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, England. It stands next to St Agatha's Church.
It was built as Stratford Road Primary in 1885 by architects Martin & Chamberlain as a Birmingham board school, one of around forty schools built by that firm in an innovative style as a result of the Elementary Education Act 1870.
The school was extensively damaged by the Birmingham Tornado on 28 July 2005 and lost its distinctive Martin & Chamberlain tower. The school proposed building a replica of the tower. On 26 October 2006 Birmingham City Council Planning Department decided that the planning application should be referred to the Department for Communities and Local Government.
References
- Pevsner Architectural Guides - Birmingham, Andy Foster, 2005, ISBN 0-300-10731-5
- Victorian Architecture in Britain - Blue Guide, Julian Orbach, 1987, ISBN 0-393-30070-6
- Planning application for the reconstruction of tower
External links
- Map sources for Ladypool Primary School
- Tornado damage: The Balti Triangle Back in Business (photos)
- Tornado damage: Forward - Birmingham City Council newspaper
- Ofsted details for unique reference number 103265
Coordinates: 52°27′40″N 1°52′27″W / 52.4612°N 1.8742°W