Building record MLI126735 - Former Schoolhouse, Burton Coggles
Summary
Former schoolhouse on Post Office Lane, Burton Coggles. Converted for residential use.
Type and Period (1)
- SCHOOL (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1880 AD to 1982 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Former schoolhouse. Two storey building of coursed stone, under pitched gabled and hipped roofs of slate. Three ridge stacks. Two small single storey extensions, one gabled and one lean-to, both likely 19th century. {1}{2}
White's 1872 Trade Directory states that the Free School in Burton Coggles was founded by Sir M. J. Cholmley in around 1860. {3}
An article in the Grantham Journal, written when the school closed in 1982, suggested that the school was first opened in 1851, with the present school building erected in 1880. By the time the school closed, it had only 9 pupils. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SLI3566 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. SK 92 NE.
- <1> SLI11533 Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 23/08/2023.
- <3> SLI887 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1872. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Third Edition). p.591.
- <4> SLI17603 Article in Serial: 1982. 'Burton Coggles school no more after 131 years' in the Grantham Journal. 30/07/1982, p18.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 98007 25596 (18m by 18m) Surveyed |
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Civil Parish | BURTON COGGLES, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Aug 23 2023 3:28PM
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