NHER 54778 (Building record) - Great Dunham Primary School

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Summary

The school was built as a National School in 1843 by Reverend John Humphrey of Wroxham Hall. In 2009 the school was subject to historic building recording as part of the Norfolk Rural Schools Survey Project.

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Location

Map sheet	TF81SE
Civil Parish	GREAT DUNHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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December 2009. Historic building recording.
The school was built as a National School in 1843 by Reverend John Humphrey of Wroxham Hall (S1). The building is L-shape in plan with one long class room and a small porch wing slightly set back. The construction is knapped flint with grey brick surround to windows with stone sills and a slate roof. The school has one room with blocked up fireplaces plus a porch. A coat of arms (possibly for Humphrey of Wroxham?) is inserted above a window in the gable.
See (S2).
S. Howard (NLA), 12 August 2010.

Associated Sources (3)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF76394 Directory: White, F. & Company. 1854. White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Norfolk..
<S2> SNF76391 Unpublished Document: Wade Martins, S.. 2009. Norfolk Rural Schools Survey Form. Great Dunham School, Great Dunham, Norfolk.. December.

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Record last edited

Mar 30 2012 11:23AM