NHER 55667 (Building record) - Horsford Church of England Infants School

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Summary

The first building on this site was a Wesleyan Chapel built in 1862 by Mr Philip Blyth. The chapel was later purchased in 1865 by J. Day and converted into a National School. A new school and teacher's house was built on the site in 1865 for 100 children.

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Map sheet	TG11NE
Civil Parish	HORSFORD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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October 2010. Norfolk Rural Schools Survey.
The first building on this site was a Wesleyan Chapel built in 1862 by Mr Philip Blyth. The chapel was later purchased in 1865 by J. Day and converted into a National School. The current building is the new school with associated teacher's house that was built on the site in 1865 for 100 children. The school is constructed from white brick with a red brick string course above window arches and also four courses of red brick plus dentil course under the eaves and on the gable with a slate roof in a Gothic style.
See (S1).
S. Howard (HES), 10 June 2011.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF80629 Unpublished Document: Ash, A. & Ede, J.. 2010. Norfolk Rural Schools Survey Form. Horsford C of E School, Horsford, Norfolk.. October.

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Record last edited

Mar 23 2016 4:14PM