In 1952 a lowset timber Boulton & Paul Building was constructed at the western end of Block B.DPW, "Sherwood State School, Additional Classroom, Boulton & Paul Unit", Drawing 78, 18 July 1952Boulton & Paul Building type F/T1, according to: Burmester et al, 1996b, p.114. Responding to materials shortages and the pressures of the baby boom, the DPW imported a British prefabricated building system from manufacturers Boulton & Paul Ltd of Norwich. Based on an planning and construction module, the prefabricated elements in the Boulton & Paul system included wall panels, ceiling panels, roof trusses and banks of awning windows. The buildings were constructed at many schools across Queensland between 1952 and 1958.Burmester et al, 1996a, p. 73-4while ordered in 1951, delivery of the Boulton & Paul classrooms was delayed, with the first classrooms constructed from mid-1952 to meet immediate accommodation requirements and those of the upcoming 1953 school year. DPW Annual Report, 1952, pp.4-5.
