Whickham, School Lane, school

HER Number:
11927

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Whickham, School Lane, school

Place:
Whickham

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Education

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
School

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
The school was initially endowed in 1711 when Mrs Jane Blackiston left £100 towards the founding of the school in her will, a sum matched by the Reverend Dr. Thomlinson, rector of the parish. The school was not completed until 1741. The school was then enlarged in 1825 under the Archdeacon Bowyer, and then rebuilt and enlarged again in 1888/9 by the Reverend Carr. Internally, very few features of archaeological, architectural or historic interest remain, with all but one of the building’s 10 fireplaces being blocked and/or removed, and any decorative architectural features, fixtures or fittings having being removed with the departure of the council.

Easting:
2105

Northing:
6132

Grid Reference:
NZ21056132

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Gateshead Council, April 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategies and Character Statements, Whickham Conservation Area, pp 4-8; Vindomora Solutions, 2016, The Former Old School, Whickham - Historic Building Recording