NHER 54756 (Building record) - Highgate Infants School

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Summary

The main school building was built in 1877 and consists of a single storey brick construction with a pitched roof with clay tiles. Two new classrooms, electric lighting and central heating were added in 1929. The building was further extended in 1996 to form a new Head Teacher's Office and hall store.

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  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF62SW
Civil Parish KING’S LYNN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

November 2009. Building Recording.
The main school building was built in 1877 and consists of a single storey brick construction with a pitched roof with clay tiles. The building was extended in 1996 to form a new Head Teacher's Office and hall store.
See (S1).
S. Howard (NLA), 2 August 2010.

The school opened on 29 October 1877. In 1929 the school was extended with the construction of two new classrooms and a cloakroom. At the same time the school benefited from the addition of central heating and electric lighting.
See (S2) for further information. See also (S3).
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 8 May 2019.

  • <S1> Unpublished Document: NPS Property Consultants. 2009. Planning Statement with design and access statement for replacement windows and doors at Highgate Infant School..
  • <S2> Monograph: Booth, B.. 2011. King's Lynn Schools. pp 87-88.
  • <S3> Unpublished Document: King's Lynn Civic Society. 2014. A Draft List of Buildings of Local Significance outside the Conservation Areas in King's Lynn.

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Record last edited

Jun 19 2019 3:25PM

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