1851 - Former Day School - Rockland All Saints, Norfolk
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member SMacB
N 52° 31.514 E 000° 56.316
31U E 360153 N 5821455
1851 - Former day school near All Saints church, Rockland All Saints.
Waymark Code: WMTQAG
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 12/29/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam
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"In the Churchyard the former day school was built by the Rev. Addison Browne Hemsworth, M.A. J.P., Chairman of the East Harling bench in 1851 at a cost of £200. He supported this school for many years and at one time it was attended by 35 children."
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"It is now used for storage, and there is a later 19th century school in the middle of the village; but it was last used as a school during the Second World War for children evacuated from the East End of London."
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Year of construction: 1851

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Full inscription:
NATIONAL SCHOOL ROCKLAND ALL SAINTS AND ST ANDREW 1851


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