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Situated at the top end of High Street on the New Road junction and next to the old Methodist Chapel, the Infant School was built in | Situated at the top end of High Street on the New Road junction and next to the old Methodist Chapel, the Infant School was built in 1871 to accommodate the growing number of children in the village, the original School on the corner of High Street and Old Road having run out of space. | ||
The land was sold to the church by Robert Thompson, who owned amongst other things the Cornmill. | The land was sold to the church by Robert Thompson, who owned amongst other things the Cornmill. | ||
The transaction of sale of the land is documented [[Documents#1871 Purchase of Land to build a School| here]] | The transaction of sale of the land is documented [[Documents#1871 Purchase of Land to build a School| here]] | ||
Revision as of 08:37, 15 April 2025
Situated at the top end of High Street on the New Road junction and next to the old Methodist Chapel, the Infant School was built in 1871 to accommodate the growing number of children in the village, the original School on the corner of High Street and Old Road having run out of space. The land was sold to the church by Robert Thompson, who owned amongst other things the Cornmill.
The transaction of sale of the land is documented here