Listed Building record MDR4547 - College Of Art Annexe, Green Lane, Derby

College Of Art Annexe, Green Lane, Derby, built in 1876. 'A suggested new conservation area centres on Green Lane. The proposed boundaries include a number of buildings that are already listed, included the former College of Art by F W Waller (1846-1933) of Waller & Son, Gloucester (husband of Jessie, daughter of T H Huxley) and Thomas C Simmonds, the College's first principal, a former pupil of Waller's and a keen promoter of the Arts & Crafts movement. Built 1876 [Builder, 9/6/1877] and extended by Waller in 1896.' (2) 'The former College of Art is a notable building in the Gothic style but with pronounced Arts-and-Crafts elements, resulting from the collaboration of the gifted principal Thomas Simmonds and his friend and former fellow student, F W Waller of Gloucestershire. It was completed in 1876 as the Municipal Technical College and enlarged in 1894. It is now an outpost of the University of Derby.' (3) From the National Heritage List for England: 'GREEN LANE 1. 5170 (East Side) College of Art Annexe SK 3535 6/140 II* 2. 1876 with additions of 1899. A notable essay in Gothic style. Architect: .F W Waller of Waller and Son, Gloucester. Stone; 3 storeys and attic; 4-light mullioned and transomed windows having pointed arched heads with plate tracery, leaded lights; polygonal tower on left-hand side with tiled pointed roof; pointed arched doorway in projecting gabled porch. Attic has 3 gabled windows above richly carved panels with scrolls inscribed "Municipal Technical College". Gable on right-hand side; tiled roof with central lantern and fleche. 2-storeyed recessed bay on left-hand side with 2 pointed arched recesses and 2 windows below. Listing NGR: SK3519835846.' (4)