National School - Shipley, UK - Former Schools on Waymarking.com

The school was a National School connected to the nearby St. Paul's Church.

A National school was a school founded in 19th century England and Wales by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. These schools provided elementary education, in accordance with the teaching of the Church of England, to the children of the poor. Together with the less numerous British schools of the British and Foreign School Society, they provided the first near-universal system of elementary education in England and Wales.

The schools were eventually absorbed into the state system, either as fully state-run schools or as faith schools funded by the state. link

This school was built with with grants from Government, the National Society and the Ripon Diocesan Society and by public subscription. It replaced a previous smaller school built by St. Paul's church themselves. It nowadays houses the Kirkgate community centre. Details extracted from this website

Address: The Kirkgate Centre 39a Kirkgate Shipley, West Yorkshire United Kingdom BD18 3EH Web Site: Not listed

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