Sports pavilion at King Edward VI Grammar School

Robert Harvey of Yorke, Harper and Harvey. Plum brick in stretcher bond to ground floor with timber and plate glass to the first floor pavilion and a metal-clad roof with a central gutter. Two storeys.

EXTERIOR: The pavilion front has a man-made grassed bank to its lower body at either side of which flights of steps lead to a deep, stepped terrace. The pavilion has central, glazed double-doors at either side of which are three large plate glass windows. At left, projecting slightly, is a cricket score booth which also projects from the left flank [south-east] as an oriel. Oversailing the whole front is the roof which has fascia boards to its edges and projects on this front to form an canopy. This has roof-lights [replaced] at centre. Above the doors is a clock face. The left and right flanks are similar; the brickwork at ground-floor level is carefully laid with the horizontal mortar joints recessed and thus emphasised and the vertical joints almost flush with the brick surface. There is a continuous horizontal band of rectangular ventilation openings to the changing rooms with a repeating detail of four recessed and projecting headers and stretchers set between each opening. The first floor has rough baulks of timber for the side walls which are recyled railway sleepers. These have been left in an un-planed state and creosoted. The roof dips to the central gutter and the wooden-clad water tank projects above the roof line. To the centre of the rear front the ground-floor brickwork projects with a balcony above with timber parapet.

INTERIOR: The original plan form remains at both levels with changing and shower rooms for the home team and visitors at ground-floor level which include much of their original tile-work, metal gates, clothes racks and teak benches. To the first floor the pavilion is one open space with a central service island which includes lavatories, kitchen, and service counters. The solid side walls are divided into seating booths with fixed benches. Many of the original fittings survive throughout the building.