Junior And Infant School

This is a junior and infant school, built in 1901 by Henry William Dobb for the Edmonton School Board. The building is constructed of stock brick with red brick, terracotta, and stone dressings, and has slate roofs, some of which have been replaced.

The west elevation, which faces the playground, is symmetrical. It comprises a central three-bay block flanked by forward-gabled wings of three windows each. The school is three storeys high with attics, and a two-storey north wing is attached. A prominent three-storey canted bay occupies the centre of the west elevation, featuring small-paned timber windows set within segmental red brick arches, some with stone keystones. The bay has a faceted, swept conical slate roof with a finial. Stepped buttress piers with stone copings flank the canted bay, as do tripartite windows similarly treated. Dormers are positioned on each side of the roof. A tall timber bell turret with a faceted spire and weathervane rises from the centre. The north and south gables have tall stone copings with small pediments. Stone entrances, inscribed “girls” to the left and “boys” to the right, flank the canted bay above four small windows. Forward-projecting left and right wings feature windows arranged in threes, with the upper storeys under segmental arches; the central top window has a stone keystone. Brick banding runs across all elevations. The north and south elevations are not symmetrical, but follow a rhythmic pattern, with gabled upper-storey windows breaking through the roof line. The north elevation includes a blocked access to infant's stairs, with an intact entrance and flanking boys’ entrance. A Diocletian window sits above three tall segmental-headed windows, now converted into doors. The south elevation has four bays and a projecting upper-floor stack. A terracotta plaque, inscribed “BOWES ROAD SCHOOL”, dated 1901 and displaying the borough's arms, is visible on the north elevation.

Inside, there’s a hall on each level, with the upper-storey hall spanning three bays and featuring pierced iron trusses. The upper floor of the two-storey wing includes an angle fireplace with walls clad in green and brown glazed tiles.

Attached to the school are gate piers and a boundary wall. The wall is constructed of stock brick with stone copings, featuring a shaped, undulating profile between brick piers topped with pyramidal stone caps. A stone coping is linked to a stone band on the piers.