Building record MLI126533 - Former School and Schoolmaster's House, Hagworthingham

Summary

Former Free School and schoolmaster's house on Church Lane, Hagworthingham.

Type and Period (5)

  • (Post Medieval - 1823 AD to 1872 AD?)
  • (Post Medieval - 1823 AD to 1872 AD?)
  • (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1872 AD? to 1982 AD?)
  • (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1872 AD? to 1982 AD?)
  • (Late 20th Century to 21st Century - 1982 AD? to 2050 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Former school and schoolmaster's house. The school building is a one storey painted brick building, under a pitched gabled roof of slate. One original gabled porch, one modern lean-to extension replacing a second porch seen on the 1906 OS map. The schoolmaster’s residence is a two storey red brick building with buff brick banding, under a pitched gabled roof of slate. Stone window sills and lintels. Two large gable stacks. Decorative ceramic ridge tiles. {1}{2} A Free School was built in the village as early as 1704. The school was rebuilt on a new site with a house for the teacher in 1823, at cost of £170. This was demolished in the 1870s, with a new school building and schoolmaster's house built on the same site, at a cost of £500. {3}{4} The school was closed in the early 1980s. {5}

Sources/Archives (5)

  •  Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 22/06/2023.
  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. TF 36 NW.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.727.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1872. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Third Edition). p.344.
  •  Article in Serial: 1996. 'School Days Remembered' in the Horncastle Target. 19/06/1996, p25.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 34375 69273 (23m by 30m) (2 map features)
Civil Parish HAGWORTHINGHAM, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jul 19 2023 8:27AM

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