Former Brunswick Wesleyan Schools

SALFORD

SJ8199SW BROAD STREET 949-1/15/22 (North side) 18/01/80 Former Brunswick Wesleyan Schools

GV II

Former Wesleyan school, now in use as offices. Dated 1887. Coursed and squared rubble with ashlar dressings and steeply pitched Welsh slate roof. Gothic style. Reminiscent of ecclesiastical building with tower offset to W and main range oriented N-S. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, the principal storey at first-floor level. Moulded arched doorway in base of tower, which has chamfered angles. 3-light wood mullioned and transomed window over with steep relieving arch over ashlar lintel. Wood lantern behind parapet above, with steep gablets cutting into squat spire. Paired 3-light mullioned and transomed windows with relieving arches in main gable alongside tower, paired arched windows above recessed in moulded arch with circular window in spandrel. This centre projects slightly, and is flanked each side by a narrow window on each floor. Doorway to right balances that in base of tower. Additional lower gable beyond, with 4-light mullioned and transomed windows. 6-window return elevation to W is symmetrically arranged beyond the tower, with advanced gables and central 4-window range divided by full-height pilasters, each with 2-light mullioned and transomed window, with relieving arches over lower windows. Central canted gable projects from N wall, with 4-light mullioned and transomed window to first floor, and paired 2-light mullioned and transomed windows below. INTERIOR not inspected.

Listing NGR: SJ8133599412