Bilston School of Art

Bilston Technical School
Bilston Technical School
	Bilston Technical School, disused and boarded up
General information
Status	Locally listed
Type	School of Art
Address	Mount Pleasant
Town or city	Bilston
Country	England
Coordinates	52.5682°N 2.0728°W
Groundbreaking	1896
Completed	1897
Design and construction
Civil engineer	Captain Wilson

Bilston School of Art was built in 1897 on Mount Pleasant, Bilston to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.[1] It was designed by town engineer, Captain Wilson, who reputedly based the design very closely on an institution in Glasgow.[2] The building falls within the Bilston Town Centre Conservation Area.[3]

References

"History of Wolverhampton: Bilston School of Art". Wolverhampton City Council. 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
Parker, B. "Bilston Science and Art School". Retrieved 3 April 2013.
"Bilston Town Centre Conservation Area Consultation 2013". Wolverhampton City Council. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.

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[1] "History of Wolverhampton: Bilston School of Art". Wolverhampton City Council. 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2013.

[2] Parker, B. "Bilston Science and Art School". Retrieved 3 April 2013.

[3] "Bilston Town Centre Conservation Area Consultation 2013". Wolverhampton City Council. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.