Newport High School, Bettws, 1973
Photo reference number: 2299
Newport High School was originally sited at Queens Hill near the centre of Newport. In 1967 a competition was held for architects to design a new school to be constructed on a large site at Bettws, outside the town. The winning design, from 165 entries, was built in 1972 only to be demolished in 2009 after a new school was built on the site.
This photo comes from a report in the Design magazine, no. 292, April 1973. See the links below to more photographs and the full text.
Design magazine photo description:
At the heart of the school are ten identical teaching units arranged around a courtyard and garnished with trees and plant troughs. Each comprises a double height dining/ general teaching area and a split level space at right angles to it comprising three flexible classrooms above boys' and girls' wcs. The school is divided horizontally into Sixth Form, upper and lower schools, divided vertically for games etc.
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