When the Head Mistress of Leaden Hall School visited London Fashion Week, it wasn't just the fashions that caught her eye. Mrs Diana Watkins was also very impressed with the range of temporary structures provided by Owen Brown at the event, and immediately saw a solution to one of the biggest challenges facing the school in its 50 year history.

Leaden Hall is a beautiful listed building located within the heart of Salisbury. After long service as a girls' preparatory school, the decision had been taken to invest in a major building programme to upgrade the school's facilities. An ambitious programme involving rebuilding almost half of the school was planned, with only one problem: how to continue to teach the school's 260 pupils with the minimum disruption whilst the work was undertaken.

The answer was provided by Owen Brown in the form of a 12m by 30mē pavilion, divided into ten temporary classrooms. Great care was taken in ensuring that sufficient light was provided in each room, with the extensive use of glazing panels to the structure. Safety was also of primary importance, and so Owen Brown included non-slip ramps, purpose built pathways and hand rails on access routes to the new classrooms.

The site itself presented its own challenges for the Owen Brown team! The structure had to be erected within the confines of a walled garden, completely enclosed by a six- foot wall and with only limited access through a small doorway.

The crew unloaded the kit on the one-way street outside the school and carried the kit through the door, literally piece by piece! Their dedication clearly paid off, with staff at Leaden Hall delighted with the job. "We were very happy with the service and thrilled with the space", explained Mrs Watkins.

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