Building record MLI116468 - Former School, Willingham

Summary

Former school on High Street, Willingham.

Type and Period (2)

  • (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1877 AD to 1995 AD)
  • (Late 20th Century to 21st Century - 1995 AD to 2050 AD?)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Former school. L-plan building of yellow brick in Flemish Bond, under a pitched gabled slate roof with large Palladian arched windows. Windows are modern uPVC replacements. Three small ridge stacks. A separate building behind the school may be a school master’s house. It is a three bay detached house of yellow brick, under a concrete tile roof with two gable stacks. This building existed on the 1887 OS map of Willingham, though it is not marked as being a school. On the 1906 OS map, it is marked as a school. Documentation from the Lincolnshire Archives suggests that Willingham Board School opened in January 1877. A school is mentioned in White’s 1872 Trade Directory, and is described as being ‘well attended’. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7} There is evidence that another school existed in the parish in 1818 but failed. This school became Willingham Council School in 1903, and was known as Willingham County Primary School by 1947. From 1951 until 1974 it was known as Willingham by Stow County School. From 1975 it was again known as Willingham County Primary School. The school was closed on 7 August 1995. {8}

Sources/Archives (8)

  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883-1888. 6 Inch County Series Map - First Edition. 1:10560. SK 88 SE.
  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1906. Ordnance Survey County Series twenty-five inch map 1906. paper. 1:2500. SK 88 SE.
  •  Unpublished Document: Lincolnshire Archives. Document Held by the Lincolnshire Archives. Ref. SR/1204.
  •  Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 24th October 2016.
  •  Unpublished Document: Lincolnshire Archives. Document Held by the Lincolnshire Archives. Ref. SR/1204.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1872. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Third Edition). p.500.
  •  Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 03/05/2023.
  •  Unpublished Document: Lincolnshire Archives. Document Held by the Lincolnshire Archives. Ref. SR/1204.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 87641 84624 (19m by 9m) Surveyed
Civil Parish WILLINGHAM, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jul 19 2023 9:16AM

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