Rydon celebrates milestone in development of Redmaids’ High School


February 2017

On Monday 6 February, Rydon joined students, Governors and members of the Senior Management Team from Redmaids’ High School for the ‘Topping Out’ of the new Redland Hall Rydon is delivering at the site in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol.

Rydon’s site team accompanied Redmaids’ High School Headmistress Mrs Isabel Tobias, Honorary President Mrs Carol Lear and Chairman of Governors Mrs Jane MacFarlane with project team members Mitchell Eley Gould, CMS and others to sign the final beam to be placed into the roof of the building.

Four students of the new school, all of whom have an interest in engineering and construction, then ascended the scaffolding to ‘top out’ the structure, symbolically completing the roof.

The previous assembly building was demolished last summer and work on the replacement Redland Hall is making good progress. This exciting new building will house a state-of-the-art auditorium as well as further classrooms and offices. It will be completed by this September when pupils from the former Redland High School and The Red Maids’ School will come together to study at the site in Westbury for the first time.

Mrs Lear said, “It is an honour to be here for this milestone in the development of Redmaids’ High School. Redland Hall has a modern and future facing design to best aid the progression of our girls, whilst also housing items showcasing the heritage of both Redland High School and The Red Maids’ School.”

The redevelopment of Redland Hall, as well as improvements to the Junior School facilities including new classrooms and a new playground, have in part been made possible by the sale of the Redland High site which has been managed by Savills. This excludes the Junior and Infant school site at Grove Road, Redland, which is not currently for sale.

Mrs MacFarlane commented: “Coupled with our dedicated and experienced staff, this puts us in the strongest position to fulfil our vision to be the leading school for girls of academic ability in the South West.  An education at Redmaids’ High School will prepare girls to make a real difference in the world and have a truly cosmopolitan and international outlook.”

Paul Barber, South West Regional Director for Rydon Construction, added: “It has been a pleasure to welcome pupils and project partners to the site for ‘Topping Out’. It is great to see their enthusiasm and to be able to provide an insight into the construction process behind this modern education facility we are delivering.”

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