NHER 53101 (Building record) - Eastgate primary school, formerly St James' Infants and Girls Primary School, Paxton Terrace
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF62SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
September 2008.
The school was built in the early 1900s and is a two-storey construction of red brick with a slate roof. It is planned to construct a nursery school in the existing grounds, and to replace all timber framed windows and doors in the existing building with aluminium frames.
See (S1)-(S3) for details,
H. White, (NLA), 4 November 2009.
According to (S4) this school was St James' Infants and Girls Primary School, which opened on Paxton Terrace in 1911. The school was built in the form of a square with an enclosed drill yard in the centre. The external walls were of Bawsey brick. The school had two departments (infants and juniors) and accommodated 280 children with a headteacher and six assistant teachers.
See (S4) for further information and a plan of the school in 1911.
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 8 May 2019.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF99918 Monograph: Booth, B.. 2011. King's Lynn Schools. p 53.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF72367 Unpublished Document: NPS Property Consultants. 2008. Design and access statement, Eastgate primary school, King's Lynn.
- <S2> SNF50981 Unpublished Document: 2011. Planning Application.
- <S3> SNF49212 Drawing: Various. Various. Architectural plans.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
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Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 8 2019 11:03AM