E/SA2/4/4

Conversion of premises of former Beech Hill High School, Dunstable Road, Luton to become Central Luton (later Beech Hill) Community Infant and Junior Schools, the file includes, along with correspondence on the details of conversion, the finance and other things, the following:

1984 - 1987

From: 1984 To: 1987

- brief for the adaptation of the buildings, with amendments [1984]; - correspondence regarding renewal of the lease of Luton Boys’ Club to part of the site and comments on the Club’s activities [1985]; - forecasts of pupil rolls at various Luton Infant and Junior Schools [1984-1989]; - correspondence regarding use of land as a playing field by the school, including possible use of the Downside Infant/Junior School site in adjoining Chaul End Road [?Lane] and the Denbigh Junior School site in Solway Road [1985-1986]; - plans and elevations of the site and buildings; - press notices in English and Asian languages regarding opening of the new schools [1986]; - approaches from Luton Town Football Club to use the schools’ playground for parking on match days [1986]; - letter from a former pupil of Beechwood High School, Luton (W.I.MacClusky, b.1924 and resident in Australia) reminiscing about his time there, including the names of teachers of the late 1930s and his later life [1987]; - report on need for provision of swimming lessons at the Junior School [1987]; - details of surplus land on the site to be sold by Bedfordshire County Council as Local Education Authority [1987]. [Original file reference BD/L26]

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MacClusky, W.I.,
Bedfordshire County Council

EDUCATION, schools, education buildings, buildings and land use, building work, Beech Hill High School, Luton Dunstable Road, LUTON, Central Luton Community Infants School, Beech Hill Community Infants School, Central Luton Community Junior School, Beech Hill Community Junior School, general correspondence, business correspondence, PUBLIC FINANCE, architect, Luton Boys Club, population statistics, infant schools, junior schools, playing fields, Downside Infant School, Downside Junior School, Luton Chaul End Lane, Denbigh Junior School, building plans, site layout plans, elevations, publicity, Luton Town Football Club, parking, HISTORY, Luton Beechwood High School, teachers, swimming, training, private land use, Bedfordshire County Council, Local Education Authority