Building record MLI43589 - The Magdalen College School, Wainfleet All Saints
Summary
The Magdalen College School, Wainfleet All Saints
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Full Description
Wainfleet Grammar School was founded and built in 1484 by William of Wayneflete, Bishop of Winchester, together with another school at Magdalen itself, for the purpose of supplying Magdalen College, Oxford with scholars. Magdalen College School is a long, two storey, brick building, with two octagonal towers at the west end, between which is the entrance doorway, ornamented by a large perpendicular window. {1}{2}
The school was built in 1484 and restored in 1585, 1608, 1755, 1856 and during the 20th century. It is constructed of red brick with a lead roof. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. {3}
A watching brief was undertaken during the conversion of out-buildings into a museum in 1997. Post medieval activity is associated with subsequent use of the grammar school after it had been built. The nature of these deposits indicate building and waste disposal activities taking place at this time and are separated by two periods when soil was allowed to form. Nineteenth century activity, in the form of a well and the construction of the kitchen range to the south of the grammar school may relate to two periods of development during this century. The first comprised general repairs to the building and the second when accommodation was provided for students at the school. Continuing improvements to the school during the 20th century saw the insertion of drainpipes and the provision of electricity to the building. Six pottery sherds were recovered including Toynton and Boston wares, and 1 sherd of 16th to 17th century German Westerwald Stoneware. {4}{5}
The school was founded by William Patten, later Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester and Lord Chancellor. It was originally designed to take 7 boys and send them on to Magdalen College, Oxford. In 1755 it became an elementary school for 30-60 girls and boys. In 1877 it became a grammar school which was transferred to Skegness Grammar School in 1933. During the Second World War the building was used by the military, and in the 1950s and 1960s there was an attempt made to use it as a school again. It is now a library and local museum. {6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI4067 Scheduling Record: HBMC. AM 7. -.
- <2> SLI2814 Index: OS CARD INDEX. WAINFLEET ALL SAINTS. TF 45 NE 8,1965, JB.
- <3> SLI7870 Index: Department of the Environment. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 6/82.
- <4> SLI5233 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1997. Archaeological Watching Brief of Development Adjacent to Magdalen Museum, Wainfleet All Saints. WMM97.
- <5> SLI1646 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 1997. Archaeological Watching Brief of Development Adjacent to Magdalen Museum, Wainfleet All Saints. LCNCC 30.97.
- <6> SLI11873 Report: QuBE Planning Ltd.. 2007. Wainfleet Conservation Area Appraisal. p 9, p 26.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 4988 5876 (30m by 20m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WAINFLEET ALL SAINTS, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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