Building record 10809 - Egerton Street School

Egerton Street School is a primary school with playground shelter and railings with gates built 1909-1910 by John Douglas and W.T. Lockwood for Chester City Council. It is red brick with yellow terracotta dressings and brown tile roof. The playground shelter also serves as a covered entrance from Crewe Street, south. Half-gable to Crewe Street with terracotta basket arch over ornamental cast-iron gate. (1)

An air raid shelter was stationed here during World War II (2)

<1> English Heritage, 2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 469672 (Digital Archive). SCH4666.

<2> Lowry, B, 1998, The Defence of Britain: WWII buildings in Chester (Unpublished Report). SCH7074.