Building record MLI125029 - Former School, Ludford, East Lindsey
Summary
The former Ludford CE Primary School, Magna Mile. Built in 1853, closed in 2009 and now in use as a private residence.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Former school building. Single storey building of coursed stone blocks with buff brick quoins and window surrounds, under a pitched gabled roof of slate. Single ridge stack. One small brick lean-to outbuilding and one larger modern brick extension with hipped tile roof. {1}
The school was built as Ludford National School in 1853 and enlarged in 1874. It was known as Ludford CE School by 1912. The school became a Controlled School in April 1949. The title of Ludford CE Primary School was in use by 1999. The school was closed due to poor attendance in August 2009, and has since been converted into a private residence. {2}{3}{4}
The school building is shown in a T-shape plan form on the 1887 OS map of Ludford, with two small wings added by 1906. The 1951 OS map shows the building in the same plan form as the 1906 map. {5}{6}{7}
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SLI11533 Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 25/05/2023.
- <2> SLI4514 Unpublished Document: Lincolnshire Archives. Document Held by the Lincolnshire Archives. LAO SR/711.
- <3> SLI887 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1872. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Third Edition). p.507.
- <4> SLI17459 Website: Department for Education. 2019. Get Information about Schools. https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Search. URN: 120575.
- <5> SLI9454 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883-1888. 6 Inch County Series Map - First Edition. 1:10560. TF 28 NW.
- <6> SLI3566 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. TF 28 NW.
- <7> SLI3656 Map: OS. 1951. OS 6 INCH SERIES. TF 28 NW.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 20062 89195 (21m by 17m) |
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Civil Parish | LUDFORD, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
May 30 2023 7:53AM
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