Building record MLI126512 - Former School, West Ashby
Summary
Former school on Louth Road, West Ashby. Converted for residential use.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Former school. Small two storey brick building under a tile roof. One lateral stack. Modern lean-to extensions. Partial infill of large segmental arch window opening, with modern uPVC replacement windows. The building is shown in an L-shape plan form on 1906 OS map. {1}{2}
In 1957, the school was too overcrowded to take children from Fulletby school as part of proposed plans for the latter's closure. {3}
The school had only 22 pupils in 1967 and was expected to be closed, but received a reprieve after protests from locals, the school managers, and the MP for Horncastle. {4}
By 1981 the school had been closed and was being sold with planning permission for conversion to residential use. {5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI11533 Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 19/06/2023.
- <2> SLI3566 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. TF 27 SE.
- <3> SLI17486 Article in Serial: 1957. 'Fulletby School' in the Skegness Standard. 03/07/1957, p7.
- <4> SLI17487 Article in Serial: 1967. 'School Reprieve Means 'Village Stays Alive'' in the Grimsby Daily Telegraph. 18/11/1967, p7.
- <5> SLI17488 Article in Serial: 1981. 'West Ashby - The Old School' in the Lincolnshire Echo. 10/07/1981, p13.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 26676 72557 (11m by 12m) Estimated from sources |
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Civil Parish | WEST ASHBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jul 19 2023 8:26AM
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