Buxton College

The original school building was probably in Buxton next to St Anne's Anglican Church on Bath Road.

The original laundry was converted into a dining room and both it and the dormitories on the two floors above it were extended to double their length.

As a County Grammar school alterations and improvements to the buildings were carried out throughout the year, under the direction of the Derbyshire County Architect's department, including a new heating system for the whole building, improved windows for the classrooms and renovation of the top dormitory baths and washbowls.

©English Heritage http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk In September 1927 two boys became the first Sixth Form at the school and building work began in the summer of 1928 on three sides of a new quadrangle designed by Derbyshire County Council Architect George H. Widdows[5] to enable some of the expansion requested by the Headmaster A.D.C.

The fourth side was never completed as designed, although thirty years later a new physics laboratory was built at one end of it.

For this act of humanity and generosity (in some cases he [Mason] charged no fees and bore the whole cost himself) he met with a fair amount of local criticism.

"[6] In May 1953 the Local Education Authority purchased the nearby Arts & Crafts inspired house, formerly known as 'Heatherton' designed by W.R. Bryden and built in 1910 on the opposite side of Temple Road for the stockbroker Henry Lancashire.

[9] Pupils at Buxton College had been divided - for the purpose of sporting competition - into 'Houses' and associated colours: 'Compton' (Red), 'Spencer' (Yellow) & 'Burlington' (Brown) first recorded in 1921 (and later 'Hartington' )(Green).