Droylsden Educational Institution

Market Street, Droylsden, Tameside

Droylsden Educational Institution.

This building stood on the corner of Ashton New Rd (now Manchester Rd). It was built to a design by the renowned architect, Alfred Waterhouse* RA RIBA (1830-1905) of Cross St, Manchester, and the contractors were Messrs Thomas Bates & Co of Droylsden. It was built in 1856/58 in the Gothic style faced with red bricks relieved with stone dressings and bands of white brick.

Later, it became Droylsden Town Hall but eventually it was demolished and replaced by the Concord Suite in the early 1970s.

Droylsden Town Hall, formerly the
Droylsden Educational Institution, 1960s.
Droylsden Urban District Council

The Droylsden Coat of Arms was granted on the 16 Oct 1950. The three bars running from the upper left to the lower right of the Arms are from those of the Byron family but with the colour changed from red to green. The Byron family were the Lords of the Manor of Droylsden that included the poet, Lord Byron (1788-1824). The 15th century Clayton Hall became an early home of the Byron family and this moated hall stands on Ashton New Rd beside St Cross Church, Clayton, Manchester. The lamb is the emblem of the Moravian Church, whose settlement was established at Fairfield, Droylsden, in 1785. Originally, the church had been established at Dukinfield 34 years earlier in 1751. It is understood that there was only limited room for expansion at Dukinfield, so a decision was made to purchase land at Fairfield in 1783 to build a church and larger settlement there.

The motto is, ‘BY CONCORD AND INDUSTRY’.

Commemorative Coronation Medallion.

This medallion was presented by Droylsden Urban District Council to commemorate the coronation of George V and Mary of Teck on the 22 Jun 1911.