Rutland County College, Newish Building, Willmott Dixon have made a ugly old building look moderately attractive Photographs

Rutland County College has finally moved, into it's newly refurbished premises, just outside Oakham in the small Village of Barleythorpe.. At one point it was thought the Conservative who would prefer to work with a certain dictator rather than Conservative Council leader Roger Begy had completely messed up the post 16 education for Rutland students. It seems all the issues were sorted and the villagers of the tiny restraint village of Rutland got a college.

I would like to say this project was a green one carried out by Willmott Dixon, but as far as I can see the only green thing about this development is the use of an old building saving on landfill. 

There is no trademark green roof and more than a ton of concrete was used to cover the ground too provide foundations for the smart new paving slabs surrounding the building. 
I assume porous surfaces only apply to residential properties?

Willmott Dixon have made a ugly old building look moderately attractive, lets hope the cladding does not fall off in a few years.

Soon villagers will be welcoming a new football club and more housing and if Conservative 
Councillor Terry King gets his way the demolition of Lord Lonsdales Home Barleythorpe Hall,
The Hall has a lot of History Henry Cecil Lowther, DL, JP (born 27 July 1790 at Lowther Castle, Westmorland; died 6 December 1867 at Barleythorpe Hall, Rutland) was an English Conservative politician and an amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1819 to 1843. 

Inside Oakham Church of England Primary School, Photographs, Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd, Rutland County Council

Inside Oakham Church of England Primary School, Photographs, Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd, Rutland County Council, New Building Also new home for the Ark Nursery and The Parks School.

 

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Welcome To Oakham Church of England

Primary School

Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd

All of the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds

The Library

The Swimming Pool

Stained Glass

 

 

 

 

 Oakham Church of England Primary School Badge

Lots of things like the windows in the new building are computer controlled.

 

Let's get cooking funded by the National Lottery

Rutland County Council, Oakham Church of England Primary School, The Parks School, Family Centre, The Ark Nursery.

Sensory Room

Oxford Thesaurus, Oxford English Dictionary

 

 Many of the classrooms have very large touch screen computer monitors

I tried a fun learning game

Willmott Dixon, Office removal, Oakham Church of England Primary School

Willmott Dixon, Office removal, Oakham Church of England Primary School

Evacuation of Little Build, Willmott Dixon, Church of England Primary School Site, Burley Road, Oakham, Rutland.

Evacuation of Little Build, Willmott Dixon, Church of England Primary School Site, Burley Road, Oakham, Rutland.

Oakham Church of England Primary School Little Build photographs Rutland 2011

Oakham Church of England Primary School Little Build photographs Rutland 2011

Wood cladding is being put onto the wooden boxes.

Willmott Dixon

A view from Ashwell Road Homes

A view from Queens Road

A view from Ashwell Road

A view of Ashwell Road

Oakham C of E Primary School Rutland County Council Willmott Dixon

Oakham C of E Primary School Rutland County Council Willmott Dixon  Little Build.

A local Councillor told me they felt dissapointed the brick building was being knocked down.

Whilst watching the construction of the new school I can't help thinking about the primary school story The
Three Little Pigs.

The timber frame takes form.

 

Oakham C of E School Demolition Photographs