NHER 57275 (Building record) - Former Scottow School

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Summary

This one-roomed school was erected in 1859, with a detached teacher's house. The school was then enlarged in 1903, as was the teacher's house. The school closed in 1966 and has recently been restored as a private nursery school.

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Map sheet TG22SE
Civil Parish SCOTTOW, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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November 2011. Building Survey.
This one-roomed school was erected in 1859, with a detached teacher's house. The school was then enlarged in 1903, as was the teacher's house. The school closed in 1953/4 and has recently been restored as a private nursery school [3].
See (S1) for further details.
Z. Dack (HES), 28 May 2012.

According to [1], the school was certainly open until 1960 when a member of his family left school and is thought to have closed in 1966 [2](S2).
D. Gurney (HES), 26 August 2014. Amended by A. Beckham (HES), 28 August 2014.

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  • <S1> Unpublished Document: Crouch, R.. 2011. Norfolk Rural Schools Survey Form. The Old School, Scottow, Norfolk.. November.
  • <S2> Publication: Gibbon, F.. Memories of the Village of Scottow 1920-1995.

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Record last edited

Mar 23 2016 3:10PM

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