Plans for a school ‘Hobbit House’ boasting a new library and computer room are set to get the go-ahead next week.
Greave Primary School, in Woodley, Stockport, submitted proposals for the Tolkeinesque facility after its old library was converted into a classroom to cope with rising pupil numbers. Reminiscent of Bilbo Baggins subterranean home, it would largely appear buried - with only two porthole windows and the front access door visible from the school path.
Part of the structure would protrude about 1.3 metres above ground, but the lie of the land means it would not be visible from Werneth Road. Papers submitted to the council describe the house as ‘an innovative, imaginative solution designed to enthuse and stimulate young minds’.
