Longley Park 6th-form College

End of an era: after arson attacks on the old Firth Park Grammar School building during 2002, it was demolished to make way for Longley Park 6th form College, the new sixth form college for North East Sheffield, due to open to students in September 2004. Paul Ashdown, formerly Principal of Bexhill College, has been appointed the first Principal of the College and took over at Easter 2003. The photo above shows the new college as it looks at the end of 2003, at the corner of Tideswell Road/Barnsley Road (See The Brushes' closure).

It is interesting to note that the famous turret - once the most recognised feature of the old Brushes building - has been saved! According to the college "this will be installed as a feature in the external student plaza"

How the new college will eventually look when it opens September 2004

Related information:

• Further photos of the new Longley Park College
• Closure of The Brushes
• Demolition of The Brushes