Houghton-le-Spring, Hall Lane, Bernard Gilpin School

HER Number:
15908

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Houghton-le-Spring, Hall Lane, Bernard Gilpin School

Place:
Houghton-le-Spring

Map Sheet:
NZ34NW

Class:
Education

Site Type: Broad:
Secondary School

Site Type: Specific:
Secondary Modern School

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
Houghton Secondary Modern School or Houghton Council Intermediate School. It had very good sports facilities - a running track, football pitch, hockey pitch, cricket pitch, tennis courts and a gymnasium. The school merged with Houghton School and Sancroft School in 1987 to form Houghton Kepier School. In 1990 all pupils moved into an extended school on the former Sancroft site. A primary school was built on the Bernard Gilpin site in 1993.

Easting:
3444

Northing:
4956

Grid Reference:
NZ34444956

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
www.houghtonlespring.org.uk; Paul Lanagan, 2013, School aimed for high endeavour, article in Seaham and Houghton Star, Wednesday 16 January 2013