Floor Layouts 1954
(Revised)
This is an attempt to show the layout of the School in my last year, 1954. The attempt is based on forty-nine-year-old memories and lots of guesswork. I have no known dimensions with which to work and the sizes of rooms, etc. are based on what I see in my mind's eye. This has resulted in inaccurate sizes, relative sizing and positioning. Vertical registration of features floor-to-floor is decidedly "out" in parts. I started by trying to get proportions as near to actuality as possible but with limited success. In the end I gave up and decided to make the arrangement indicative rather than positive. I should point out that I have no knowledge of architectural drawing, just in case that isn't obvious! Constructive comments will be welcomed. Perhaps some professional who has expertise with computer drawing software would like to make this the basis for a professional-looking job, even if nothing can be done about dimensions?
In the original drawings I made two major errors which have just been brought to my attention. Due to a misunderstanding of something which I read, I discounted my memory (mistake!) and introduced two phantom form rooms; one in the Library corridor, which should have only two form rooms, and one in the Geography Room corridor, which should have only one form room. I wonder why nobody spotted that before now? I had also incorrectly sized the rooms at the front end of those corridors. Having corrected those points I now have the correct number of rooms and the main steps are now correctly positioned.
Further information has been received and has filled some of the blank spaces and added detail to others. I have deleted references to forms, as this seemed to be causing some confusion.
The boys' cloakroom had the wartime blast walls outside the windows. (The cloakroom was strengthened and used as a temporary air-raid shelter.) I don't remember any such walls on the girls' side. Did they exist? Perhaps the walls on the boys' side were left in place because they were also good anti-football walls.
I think that I might have omitted a storeroom in the area of the stairs in the boys' basement. Have I? Have I remembered correctly the odd double-double-door arrangement of the junior chemistry lab./prep. room?
If you wish to comment or to provide corrections or additions, please remember that this is the 1954 arrangement. I have no doubt that significant changes were made in subsequent years. We can add notes about such changes if they are appropriate.
Keith Seddon
7-10-03
Revised 10-02-04
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