Building record MLI126551 - Former School, Little Steeping

Summary

Former school on Station Road, Little Steeping. Now in use as a village hall.

Type and Period (1)

  • (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1871 AD to 1963 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Former school. Single storey red brick building in English Bond, under a half hipped and gabled pitched tile roof. One gable stack, one lateral stack to the rear. The school bell apparatus is still in place over the roof hip, though the bell has been removed. Small porch with catslide roof adjacent to the gable end. {1} White's 1872 Trade Directory states that the school was built in 1871 and at the time was attended by 60 pupils of both sexes. {2} Attendance at the school declined and by the summer of 1935 the number of pupils at the school had dropped to 9 and it faced closure. The school, however, appears to have remained open until 1963 when the school was closed and the remaining pupils transferred to Great Steeping. {3}{4}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 29/06/2023.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1872. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Third Edition). p.183.
  •  Article in Serial: 1935. 'Little Steeping School' in the Louth Standard. 03/08/1935, p13.
  •  Article in Serial: 1962. 'Little Steeping' in the Louth Standard. 02/11/1962, p10.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 43471 62580 (10m by 20m) Surveyed
Civil Parish LITTLE STEEPING, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jul 19 2023 8:44AM

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