Building record MLI126460 - Former School, Market Rasen

Summary

Former school on Willingham Road, Market Rasen, dating to the early 19th century. Converted for residential use.

Type and Period (2)

  • (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1822 AD to 1970 AD?)
  • (Late 20th Century to 21st Century - 1970 AD? to 2050 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Former school. Brick building in Flemish Bond with red brick stretchers and buff brick headers, under a pitched gabled roof of slate. Two wall dormers with blue brick decoration and small quatrefoil lights with concrete or stone surrounds, above large window openings with modern uPVC windows. Two squat gable stacks. A modern extension has been added to the rear of the building. {1} White's 1872 Trade Directory mentions a National School, constructed in the town in 1822—this is believed to be this building—and day schools associated with the Wesleyan chapel built in 1871 at cost of £1000 (possibly the large school building on Mill Road, MLI126459). The school appears to have been closed by 1970, when it appears in an advert for sale as "School House", Willingham Road. {2}{3} The building exists in the same plan form on the 1887, 1906, and 1950 OS maps of Market Rasen, suggesting that the extension to the rear post-dates these. It is marked as a school on all three maps. {4}{5}{6}

Sources/Archives (6)

  •  Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 19/05/2023.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1872. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Third Edition). p.481.
  •  Article in Serial: 1970. 'Freeholds with Possession for Private Sale by George Mawer & Co.' in Lincolnshire Echo. 07/11/1970, p6.
  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883-1888. 6 Inch County Series Map - First Edition. 1:10560. TF 18 NW.
  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. TF 18 NW.
  •  Map: OS. 1950. OS 6 INCH SERIES. TF 18 NW.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 1113 8900 (26m by 24m) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish MARKET RASEN, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jul 19 2023 8:21AM

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