Report - Longlands School, Stourbridge, February 2015

[TranKmasT]

The school is much bigger than I expected set within a narrow block of streets. It has a large central courtyard littered with students course work. Think I spent half the time thumbing through that. Although the place is wrecked there a many original features like the barrelled plasterwork ceiling and oak paneling in the assembly hall. Some of the classrooms still have the old ceramic tiles remaining and with more sash windows that you could throw a brick at.(not that I did of course, that's just a turn of phrase.)

The school, which opened its doors in 1912, officially ceased to exist as Longlands back in 1990 when it merged with High Park to form Ridgewood High.

The site was more recently used by Stourbridge College art students but following the opening of the college’s new creative industries campus it is set to be mothballed before being sold off and likely demolished for redevelopment.

http://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/9248662.More_than_1_000_turn_out_for_old_school_reunion/

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Fallen plaster cherub from the ceiling.

 

[WildBoyz]

That's a fantastic looking building. Loads of stuff leftover in there. I thought schools generally had a good clean out when they vacated a building. Guess they heard the bell and never came back lol.

 

[Will Knot]

Nice report and great pics

 

[Speed]

Nice. I have an admirer! I tend to like 60s schools better then Victorian i think. This looks to have both!

 

[PopPunkJamie]

Not bad that, shame the yobos found it before we did

 

[host]

Nice work, great looking place..

 

[Adders]

Oh shit, I went to college here. Pretty much how it looked when it was open.

 

[TranKmasT]

Nice. I have an admirer! I tend to like 60s schools better then Victorian i think. This looks to have both!

Glad you liked it. If I'd had the time I might of finished that pastel drawing of Dweeb in a donkey jacket.

 

[blackie]

Hi.How did you get into Long landslands ? Great pics cheers

 

[Speed]

Went today, you cant fail.

 

[huey]

thought it had burnt down??

 

[The Stig]

Hi.How did you get into Long landslands ? Great pics cheers

Please can you go back and read the FAQ's please. We just don't tell everyone how to get in, this is an open forum were everyone can read this without being a member, also noticed you only having 2 postings in 3 years isn't telling us a great deal about yourself, all we know, you could be the owner checking up, or security? or even the local plod?
Also it does state in the FAQ's not to ask for access information.

 

[Speed]

Small fire in one block

 

[huey]

Ah,cheers speed,owe you a beer mate,the clebster and I used your boat at the weekend.