Report - Municipal Secondary School for Girls - Stockport - Jan 23

[Bikin Glynn]

Stockport School

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Thanks to @jtza as Iv un mercilessly nicked the history for this one.


Built in 1909 as a secondary school, the Greek Street Annexe later became a Girls' Grammar School and finally an annexe of Stockport College. The Grade II listing describes it as "Council secondary school, by Cheers & Smith of Blackburn and Twickenham, consisting of Red brick, stone dressings and banding, terracotta mouldings, Westmoorland graduated slate roofs, red terracotta ridge tiles. Tall brick stacks. Cast-iron railings."
In 1970 the school merged with the Technical School, situated to its immediate east, which subsequently became Stockport College of Further and Higher Education. The two buildings are linked by a modern corridor.

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Rather lovely place this which Im surprised hasn't had more attention over the years. Was a fun explore too, doing our usual rocking up in middle of day as "we were passing" & scrambling about on roofs much to the amusement of people at the bus stop!

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The hilarities continued in here when we realised there was a young lad in one of the upper rooms smoking a spliff, so my mate couldn't resist pretending to be secca.
Funny thing was after we told him we were just explorers, he still asked "do u want me to leave the building"

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Anyway on with the pics, the newer half didnt have that much to offer.

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The older half was really quite nice though.

I could go on but know u are all bored now.
Thanks For looking!

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[HughieD]

The old bit of that school is rather nice. Well captured @Bikin Glynn

 

[Bikin Glynn]

The old bit of that school is rather nice. Well captured @Bikin Glynn

Thanks mate

 

[Calamity Jane]

Lush tiles, panels and old floors. Really quite nice. 👍

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Lush tiles, panels and old floors. Really quite nice. 👍

Thanks, yh it's a lovely old place

 

[JaffaTB]

Massive place this but like you say it is pretty boring in the new bit, security turned up for me while i was exploring the older building managed to evade him and watch from the other side of the road as he shone his torch in the windows looking for me

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Massive place this but like you say it is pretty boring in the new bit, security turned up for me while i was exploring the older building managed to evade him and watch from the other side of the road as he shone his torch in the windows looking for me

good work, couldn't make out if the old bit was sensored up or not tbh

 

[Mikeymutt]

Really nice that, them tiles are gorgeous.

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Really nice that, them tiles are gorgeous.

Thanks mate

 

[Scoobysrt]

I think this was aquireness (sp) When I was at Stockport collage. Some nice features you've captured well. Don't remember much from Stockport collage other than the fight for carparking and 6 visits to maccy ds every day we were there.

 

[Bikin Glynn]

I think this was aquireness (sp) When I was at Stockport collage. Some nice features you've captured well. Don't remember much from Stockport collage other than the fight for carparking and 6 visits to maccy ds every day we were there.

Sounds like a typical collage from my experience then 🤣

 

[dansgas1000]

Nice mate. Love them old tiles along the staircase

 

[Nothingtonobody]

Do you know if this place is still accessible? I’d love to explore an abandoned school!