Description

SJ 75 NW FORMER BOROUGH OF CREWE CREWE ROAD

2/40 The Delaney Building at
Crewe and Alsager
College

II

One of the original buildings of the former Crewe Teacher Training
College and still used for similar purposes, 1911 (in pediment) by H
Beswick (County Architect). In terra cotta and Accrington red bricks
with slate roof. "H" plan, 11 bay, single storey front but with
2-storey section at the rear (north). High-standing, (Assembly Hall)
7-bays-wide projecting centre, with lower 2-bay wings either side.
Centre bay flanked by brick pilasters, with terra cotta bases and
bands, supporting a terra cotta pediment, with three corn stooks,
cartouche and date in the tympanum. Lower, open pediments, to end
bays of centre section, on pilasters which frame recessed openings
with archivolts. There are small circular 4-keystone panels in the
tympanum. Moulded terra cotta plinth, sills, string course and
console cornice. Mullion and transome windows with hopper lights and
semi-circular transome lights and bullseye windows above. Plain brick
parapet with moulded coping. Side wings plainer with flat headed
hopper and pivot windows dressed in terra cotta, lightly moulded
cornice and brick parapet with moulded coping. Octagonal drum with
corner shafts supporting lead covered cupola with weather vane. Rear
section of building of no interest.

Listing NGR: SJ7177055110

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26615217

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