Building record MLI125017 - Former Wesleyan School, North Thoresby, East Lindsey
Summary
Former Wesleyan day school, Station Road, North Thoresby. Now in use as a community centre.
Type and Period (2)
- SCHOOL (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1856 AD to 1970 AD?)
- COMMUNITY CENTRE (Late 20th Century to 21st Century - 1970 AD? to 2050 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Former Wesleyan Day School constructed within the curtilage of the North Thoresby Methodist Church, now in use as a community centre known as the ‘Wesley Centre’. A large flattened L-shape plan one and a half/two storey building constructed of red brick in Flemish Bond, under a pitched gabled roof of concrete tiles. Window and door dressings of yellow brick, with yellow brick diapering on the northeastern gable end. {1}
White’s 1872 Trade Directory states that the Wesleyan Day School was built in 1856, at a cost of £650. {2}
The building is shown in the same flattened L-shape plan form on the 1888, 1906, and 1951 OS maps. {3}{4}{5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI11533 Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 24/05/2023.
- <2> SLI887 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1872. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Third Edition). p.245.
- <3> SLI9454 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883-1888. 6 Inch County Series Map - First Edition. 1:10560. TF 29 NE.
- <4> SLI3566 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. TF 29 NE.
- <5> SLI3656 Map: OS. 1951. OS 6 INCH SERIES. TF 29 NE.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 29190 98386 (21m by 23m) Surveyed |
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Civil Parish | NORTH THORESBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
May 24 2023 3:53PM
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