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The School House Horncastle Road
Building record MLI126521
Former School & Schoolmaster's House,
Horncastle Road, Horsington
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Summary
Former school and schoolmaster's house in Horsington.
Converted for residential use.
Type and Period (3)
Protected Status/Designation
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None recorded
Full Description
Former school and schoolmaster’s house. The school is a rectangular plan one storey red brick building in English Bond, under a pitched gabled roof of slate. One lateral stack with brick tumbling. The schoolmaster’s house is a two storey red brick building in English Bond, under a pitched gabled roof of slate. One lateral stack. {1} White’s 1872 Trade Directory states that the National School was built in 1861, and was attended by over 60 children at the time. {2}. By 1913 that count had dropped to 30. The school closed after 121 years.
Location
Grid reference Centred TF 19432 68988 (10m by 19m) Surveyed
Sources/Archives (2)
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<1> SLI11533 Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 20/06/2023.
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<2> SLI887 Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1872. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Third Edition). p.331.
Teachers
CHAPMAN, Charles Edward, schoolmaster at Horsington in 1871. (1A)
SHARPE, Frank Ed., single, age 20, born Horsington, teacher in Horsington in 1891. (1A)
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