Building record MLI126650 - Primary School, Surfleet
Summary
19th century school building on Station Road, Surfleet. Still in use.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Primary school. One/two storey red brick building in English Bond, under a pitched gabled tile roof. One lateral stack on the single storey range including a dedication stone, and two large ridge stacks on the two-storey cross-wing. Gables are parapeted and coped, and have corbells at the gable shoulders. Dressed ashlar door and window surrounds, weathered in some places. {1}
White's 1856 Trade Directory states that the Free School in the parish was founded by Lady Ann Fraiser in 1764, though the school had fallen down and was due to shortly be rebuilt. A schoolmaster's house was also mentioned, though it is not clear where this was situated. {2}
The school is still in use.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI11533 Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 03/08/2023.
- <2> SLI886 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.813.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 2581 2855 (34m by 31m) Estimated from sources |
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Civil Parish | SURFLEET, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Aug 3 2023 2:23PM
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