Building record MLI116385 - Blyborough School, Blyborough

Summary

Mid 19th-century former school on Westbeck Lane in Blyborough.

Type and Period (3)

  • (Post Medieval to Mid 20th Century - 1871 AD to 1963 AD)
  • (Mid 20th Century to 21st Century - 1963 AD to 2003 AD)
  • (21st Century - 2003 AD to 2050 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

Former school on Westbeck Lane, now occupied as a residential property. A small one and a half storey building of coursed limestone with ashlar window dressings, under a pitched gabled roof of slate. A small single storey porch in the southwest corner gives entrance to the building. The school bell is still in situ on the roof ridge. {1} White's 1856 Trade Directory makes no mention of a school in the village, but by 1872 a parochial school had been erected and was attended by 35 children. {2}{3} The school building is present in the same plan on both the 1887 and 1906 OS maps, with only a small modern extension added to the western elevation since. {4}{5} Records for Blyborough School suggest that it was formed as a National School in 1871. Senior children appear to have been transferred to Kirton-in-Lindsey from 1938. The school was closed on 10 April 1963, with the children transferred to Willoughton County School. {6}

Sources/Archives (6)

  •  Website: Google. 2006->. Google Maps and Street View. www.google.co.uk/maps. Accessed 05/05/2023.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.210.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1872. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Third Edition). p.152.
  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883-1888. 6 Inch County Series Map - First Edition. 1:10560. SK 99 SW.
  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. SK 99 SW.
  •  Unpublished Document: Lincolnshire Archives. Document Held by the Lincolnshire Archives. Reference Number SR/049.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 93677 94293 (12m by 14m)
Civil Parish BLYBOROUGH, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jul 19 2023 8:49AM

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