Former County Grammar School With Boundary Railings

The former County Grammar School, now part of Bolton Metropolitan College, was built in 1897. It is constructed of brick with terracotta dressings and a slate roof. The building comprises three parallel ranges and has a nine-window front. A segmental pedimented porch is located to the left of the centre, featuring an arched doorway with decorated spandrels and a round arched overlight, with mosaic lettering above the windows. The ground floor features mullioned and transomed windows, with similar windows above, including a tripartite window to the left of the central bay, and an oriel window to the right of the entrance. A pierced parapet runs between the gables. The central gable has a Palladian window on the second storey and a cupola on the roof to the rear. The outer gables have paired three-light mullioned windows and a Palladian window in the upper storey. The interior was not inspected. Cast-iron railings and gates with banded gate piers mark the original boys’ and girls’ entrances on the return elevations.