Building record MLI126438 - Former School and Village Hall, Fiskerton

Summary

19th century school building, later reused as a village hall and scout hut. Destroyed by fire in 2002.

Type and Period (4)

  • (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1860 AD to 1975 AD?)
  • (Late 20th Century to 21st Century - 1975 AD? to 2002 AD)
  • (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1860 AD to 1975 AD?)
  • (Late 20th Century to 21st Century - 1975 AD? to 2002 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Former school and village hall, destroyed by fire and subsequently demolished. The building was constructed of red brick, under a pitched gabled roof of slate. The schoolroom, later the village hall, was a one and a half storey cross-wing building with a large simple dormer on the front elevation containing a small circular window. The western gable elevation had a large arched window opening, partially infilled by the time of the fire. There is a small flat roofed single storey wing to the rear of the building, possibly used a kitchen. The attached schoolmaster's house, later used as a scout hut, was a two storey cross-wing building, with one gable stack on the rear range. The front gable elevation had three window openings with stone lintels and sills with decorative brick arches above. {1}{2} The 1950 OS map of the village shows the building in the same plan form as the 1905 map, and it appears to still have been in use as a school at that time. {3} White's 1856 Trade Directory states that a parish school was built in the village in 1839. The 1872 Directory states that this school was sold in 1860, and a new school was built at cost of £560. {4}{5} A new village hall stands on the site of the old hall. It was constructed in 2005, after the old hall was destroyed in a fire in April 2002. There is also a new scout hut on the site. {6}{7}

Sources/Archives (7)

  •  Website: Fiskerton Parish Council. Village Hall - Fiskerton Parish Council. https://fiskerton.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk/parish-information/village-hall/3. Accessed 11/05/2023.
  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. TF 07 SE.
  •  Map: OS. 1950. OS 6 INCH SERIES. TF 07 SE.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.151.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1872. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Third Edition). p.377-378.
  •  Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 11/05/2023.
  •  Website: Fikserton Parish Council. New Hall Construction. http://fiskerton-lincs.org.uk/the-village/village-hall/new-hall-construction/. Accessed 11/05/2023.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 05244 72129 (23m by 21m) Surveyed
Civil Parish FISKERTON, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jul 19 2023 8:20AM

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