Marley Hill, Board School

HER Number:
12030

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Marley Hill, Board School

Place:
Marley Hill

Map Sheet:
NZ25NW

Class:
Education

Site Type: Broad:
School

Site Type: Specific:
Board School

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
The board school and school house (HER 12036) were built in 1875. A typical, though attractive tall single-storey stone and slate Board School. It is symmetrical with wings projecting forward. Windows are mullioned and transomed. Some are half-dormers. There is a central cupola housing the school bell and capped by an ogee roof.

Easting:
2019

Northing:
5795

Grid Reference:
NZ20195795

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Gateshead Council, 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategies and Character Statements, Marley Hill Conservation Area, p 35; ASUD, 2016, Marley Hill School - Archaeological Assessment; Sarah Dyer, 2017, Marley Hill School - Heritage Statement and Photographic Recording