CA2/659

Clophill: Site for New Lower School (including set of plans by Chrystal & West, Architects)

1968-1973

From: 1968 To: 1973

File 1. Beginning - December 1970. - Plans for site feasibility, May 1969. - Elevations. - Memo from director of education to county architect re. conclusion of architect to the managers of the school that most effective way to bring school up to standard is to remove the school to a new site. Reply unable to suggest a suitable alternative site will begin negotiations for the purchase of the recotry site and adjacent land. 13 March 1968. - Mem of meeting between Mr Ashley Watkins, Mr Vivian Williams and Mr Bernard West, 12 June 1968. - Chyrstal & West feasibility sketch plan. - Chyrstal & West feasibility sketch site plan. July 1968. - Chyrstal & West feasibility sketch elevations, July 1968. - Correspondence with Bernard West re. ownership of land required 9 August 1968, size of pitch and exact area that will be required, Sept 1968. - Plan of other sites. - Memo re feasibility of sites, 15 Nov 1968. - Letter from owner of a wing of the rectory and reply regarding the consideration of sites. January 1969. - Letter re. Clophill working group regarding an alternative site. - Information compiled for a meeting on 7th February 1969 relating to the formation of the working party, proposals for a new school site, numbers of children of junior school age, distribution of housing and children in the village, summary of programme for financing and building voluntary church primary schools, map. - Copies of letters and plans sent to land owners reguarding the posible acquisition of their property. With some replies. - Letter from Laporte Industries Limited regarding the interest in part of the estate they hold in Clophill for the extraction of Fullers Earth March 1969. - Letters re. possible extension of school in instalments. April 1969. - Memo. Now managers original intention of incorporating the old vicarage building into the design is not the case they are no longer in favour of the vicarage site. Now trying to get some of the Laporte land. 30 April 1969. - Notes of meeting on Laporte's land 20 May 1969. - Memo that district valuer is still proceeding with his negotiations, 10 Feb 1970. File II June 1969 - - Copy letter that County Council Education sites and buildings committee considered the problem of the site and decided that should develop the existing school site in view of the possiblity of being able to come to an arrangement with Laporte Industries for an exchange of land. - Plan and letter re exchange of land. - Correspondence re. possible sale and exchange of land. - Minutes of the sites and buildings sub-committee. - Correspondence re. negotiations for land and alternatives if not prepared to sell. Agreement in principle from all parties enabling Diocese to appoint an architect to commence preliminary design stage, July 1969. - Site plans and particulars to accompany application for district valuer's report for the various plots of land involved, July 1969. Correspondence re. planning and related issues between the county council and Laporte Industries Ltd's agents, August - October 1969. - Memo from chief education officer to the county architect regarding fault in the swimming pool heating at the school, Oct 1969. - Drg C14/8 Sections and elevations (modified) by Chrystal & West 1/4":1', Oct/Nov 1969. - Drg C14/7 First phase elevations (modified) by Chrystal & West 1/4":1', Oct/Nov 1969. - Drg C14/6 First phase revised plan by Chrystal & West 1/4":1', Oct/Nov 1969. - Correspondence re. value of land due to mineral deposits and further requests from current land owners. Nov 1969-Sept 1970. - Notifications from the district valuer of terms agreed with owners, September 1970.. - Memo that the education committee approved the district valuer's reports on 2nd October 1970. - Terms of compensation with landowners. - Copy of revised plan to show extra width of land to be conveyed by church. - Copy of revised plan to show extra width of land to be conveyed by Laporte. - Letter to occupier of part of land required for the school from Laporte regarding eventual school boundary (plan) January 1971. - Memo regarding fencing of the plots acquired, March 1971. - Correspondence re. tenant's compensation, April 1971. - Memo that arrangements have been made with Laporte Industries Ltd for immediate possession to be taken of the land acquired from the company, 29 April 1971. - Quotations for fencing, June 1971. Issues regarding fencing between the school site and the remainder of the field, July 1971. - Memo re ditch becoming blocked between the old and new school site, managers' architects to be informed. - Memo that deed of exchange with Laporte Industries completed 27 March 1973. - Drg C14/1X Clophill Aided V P School second phase working drawings of Assembly Hall, sections, elevations etc. Chrystal & West Dec 1973. Drg C14/2 Clophill Aided V P School Plan, final layout red in conjustction with reduced layout for 1st phase. Chrystal & West Oct 1970. Drg C14/2X Clophill Aided V P School working drawings of kitchen. Chrystal & West Dec 1973. Drg C14/3 Clophill Aided V P School Elevations Chrystal & West Oct 1970. Drg C14/3X Clophill Aided V P School foundation and ducting plan Chrystal & West Dec 1973. Drg C14/4 Clophill Aided V P School Elevations etc. Chrystal & West Oct 1970. Drg C14/4X Clophill Aided V P School setting out of roof plan of second phase with roof drainage details to be read in conjunction with C14/9. Chrystal & West Jan 1974 Drg C14/5 Clophill Aided V P School working drawings of bay windows to classrooms. Chrystal & West Dec 1970. Drg C14/6 Clophill Aided V P School working drawings of windows in administration block. Chrystal & West Dec 1970. Drg C14/7 Clophill Aided V P School working drawings of main classroom and roof. Chrystal & West Dec 1970. Drg C14/8 Clophill Aided V P School working drawings of courtyard and corridor details. Chrystal & West Dec 1970. Drg C14/9 Clophill Aided V P School setting out and roof plan of first phase with roof drainage details. Chrystal & West Jan 1971. Drg C14/11. Clophill Aided V P School foundation and ducting plan. Chrystal & West Jan 1970..

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Clophill St.Mary's Voluntary Aided Lower School, Chrystal & West, building plans, CLOPHILL, Laporte Industries Limited