Building record MLI90339 - Old School House, Swarby
Summary
Former school and schoolmaster's house on Swarby Road, Swarby. Converted for residential use.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Former school and schoolmaster's house. Two storey red brick schoolmaster's house in an unusual bond of two headers alternating with two stretchers, under a pitched gabled slate roof. Yellow brick quoins and window surrounds. Two gabled dormers. Gabled porch. All gables coped in stone. One ridge stack. A datestone on the street-facing elevation reads '1859'. The adjoining schoolroom is a single storey red brick building in Stretcher Bond, under a pitched gabled slate roof. {1}
White's 1872 Trade Directory states that a school and schoolmaster's house were built in 1859. The school was attended at that time by more than 30 pupils. {2}
The school is shown on the 1889 and 1905 OS maps of Swarby. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI11533 Website: Google. 2001->. Google Earth, Maps and Street View. Accessed 21/09/2023.
- <2> SLI887 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1872. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Third Edition). p.570.
- <3> SLI10020 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1886-1891. 25 Inch County Series Map - First Edition. 1:2500. TF 04 SW.
- <4> SLI3566 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. TF 04 SW.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 04684 40592 (19m by 13m) |
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Civil Parish | ASWARBY AND SWARBY, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Sep 21 2023 12:32PM
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