Bluecoat School, Nottingham (2008)

Bespoke cast stone at its best

Bluecoat School, Nottingham's oldest free school, is celebrating its 300th anniversary with the completion of new buildings in 2008.

At the heart of the project is the First School Chapel. Located on the first floor of the new building, the Chapel is the focal point for anyone approaching the Aspley Lane island on Western Boulevard from the south and east.

The project was designed by Nottingham-based Franklin Ellis Architects. It features bespoke semi-dry cast stone from UKCSA member Forticrete. Due to the scale of detailing required for the bespoke components, there was significant input from Forticrete's Product Engineering department at its Anstone factory.

The main contractor was Marriott Construction and the cast stone was supplied through Roy Geddes Brick.