Building record MLI116453 - Former School, Rothwell

Summary

Former school building on School Lane, Rothwell. Now in use as a village hall.

Type and Period (2)

  • (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1856 AD to 1981 AD)
  • (Late 20th Century to 21st Century - 1981 AD to 2050 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Former school, now in use as a village hall. Four bay, one and a half storey buff brick building in English Garden Wall Bond, under a pitched gabled roof of slate. Large lateral stack with brick tumbling on front elevation, gable stack on east gable. Dentil course below eaves. {1} It is present in its current plan form on both the 1887 and the 1906 Ordnance Survey maps of the village. {2}{3} Records from the Lincolnshire archives state that the school was built in 1856 and enlarged in 1895. In 1875 it was taken over as Rothwell Board School by the Rothwell School Board, formed in 1874. It became Rothwell Council School in 1903. Older pupils were transferred to the new Caistor Senior School in 1938. The school became Rothwell County School in 1947 and Rothwell County Primary School in 1970. The school was closed on 22 July 1981, with the children transferred to Caistor Primary School. {4} White's 1856 Trade Directory of Lincolnshire states that the school was built in 1856, built by the Earl of Yarborough and partly supported by him and the rector. {5}

Sources/Archives (5)

  •  Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 15/05/2023.
  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883-1888. 6 Inch County Series Map - First Edition. 1:10560. TF 19 NE.
  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. TF 19 NE.
  •  Unpublished Document: Lincolnshire Archives. Document Held by the Lincolnshire Archives. Reference: SR/847.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.566.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 150 995 (15m by 15m)
Civil Parish ROTHWELL, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jul 19 2023 8:50AM

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