Huddersfield Technical College Department Of Humanities (Highfield Annexe)

This building, constructed between 1838 and 1839, served as the Department of Humanities at Huddersfield Technical College, and was formerly known as Newsome County Secondary School. Designed by J P Pritchett of York, it was originally part of Huddersfield College, notable for being attended by H H Asquith.

The building is constructed of ashlar and has a hipped slate roof, featuring a crenellated parapet and corner turrets. Its design is symmetrical, centered around a three-story hall inspired by Wollaton Hall or Inveraray Castle.

The front elevation features a short, projecting central wing with a gabled end. The entrance doorway comprises four moulded panels set within a four-centred arch, flanked by side-lights enclosed within a traceried frame topped with crenellations. Above the entrance is a four-centred arched window with three lights and intersecting tracery, capped with a hoodmould. Stone mullioned windows, two-light and one three-light, are arranged on both floors, with the first-floor windows having arched heads to each light and hoodmoulds.

The central hall has five arched, two-light windows on each side, with a crow-stepped parapet in the center. The rear of the building features an open arcade on the ground floor, with pointed arches and chamfered jambs.