Building record MLI126457 - Village Hall and Heritage Centre, West Rasen

Summary

Former Roman Catholic chapel and school on New Bridge, West Rasen. Now in use as a vilage hall and heritage centre.

Type and Period (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Former Roman Catholic chapel and school, now in use as a village hall and heritage centre. Four bay red brick construction in English Garden Wall Bond, under a pitched gabled roof of slate with concrete ridge tiles. Gabled porch to the south. The western gable has a parapet and an aperture for a bell. {1} The school was closed by the Board of Education on 30th April 1908, due to low average attendance. The building appears to have then been disused until it was gifted to the parish in 1937, for use as a village hall, during the sale of the estate. {2}{3}{4} The building is shown in the same plan form on the 1887, 1906, and 1950 OS maps of the village. It is marked as a school on all three, incorrectly in the latter case. {5}{6}{7} White’s 1872 Trade Directory states that a National school was built in the village, along with a house for a schoolmaster, at a cost of £200, paid for by the rector. It is possible that this is the same school, though there is no clear evidence of a schoolmaster’s house nearby. {8}

Sources/Archives (8)

  •  Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 17/05/2023.
  •  Article in Serial: 1907. 'Closing of the School' in the Hull Daily Mail. 11/10/1907, p.8.
  •  Article in Serial: 1908. 'Lindsey County Council' in Stamford Mercury. 08/05/1908, p.3.
  •  Article in Serial: 1937. 'Gift of a Village Hall' in the Louth Standard. 06/11/1937, p.12.
  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883-1888. 6 Inch County Series Map - First Edition. 1:10560. TF 08 NE.
  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. TF 08 NE.
  •  Map: OS. 1950. OS 6 INCH SERIES. TF 08 NE.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1872. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Third Edition). p.490.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 06308 89219 (14m by 8m) Surveyed
Civil Parish WEST RASEN, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jun 7 2023 9:45AM

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