Icknield Street School

However, these classes closed in 1898 at the opening of the George Dixon Higher Grade Board School.

The Chamberlain schools were designed for hygiene, light, fresh air and beauty.

Typically in red brick and terracotta, gabled, with steep roofs, free planning and towered to provide ventilation.

There were terracotta plaques, glazed tiles, ornamental ironwork, tall windows, and stained glass.

[2] The headmaster's house (303 Icknield Street), on the site, is separately Grade II* listed.