Building record MLI126683 - Former Girls' School, Albert Street and Victoria Street, Holbeach
Summary
Former Girls' National School on the corner of Albert Street and Victoria Street, Holbeach. The school closed in 1914, with the building later converted into flats.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Former Girls' School on the corner of Albert Street and Vicotria Street, Holbeach. Large two-storey rendered building under a pitched gabled tile roof. Features a large pointed-arch window with ashlar surround and hood mould on the south gable. {1}
The All Saints National School was built in 1844. It had an attendance of around 70 pupils in 1872, and by 1892 there were 158 girls and infants attending. The school was closed in 1914 with the opening of the Girls' Elementary School to the north of the High Street (see MLI97219). The building is now in use as flats. {2}{3}
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI11533 Website: Google. 2001->. Google Earth, Maps and Street View. Accessed 10/08/2023.
- <2> SLI887 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1872. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Third Edition). p.743.
- <3> SLI16142 Bibliographic Reference: Jeremy Satherley. 2004. 'A Neat Little Town': The History of Holbeach. pp.100-1.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 36013 24752 (22m by 15m) Surveyed |
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Civil Parish | HOLBEACH, SOUTH HOLLAND, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Sep 25 2025 11:47AM
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