East Rainton, Primary School

HER Number

15720

District

Sunderland

Site Name

East Rainton, Primary School

Place

East Rainton

Map Sheet

NZ34NW

Class

Education

Site Type: Broad

School

Site Type: Specific

Primary School

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

In 1930 plans were passed for a new school west of the original one (HER 15719). This was completed in 1933. The mine shaft was filled with rubble before the toilet block was built on top of it. Mr Tilley was headmaster until 1948. He was followed by Mr N Suggett.

Easting

433380

Northing

547750

Grid Reference

NZ433380547750

Sources

East Rainton Women's Institute, no date, History of East Rainton (typescript); Ordnance Survey Third Edition Map 1919; Robert Hope, 1980s, East Rainton in the 1920s; Hetton Local & Natural History Society, 2015, The Hetton Village Atlas p558