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Monument details
| HER Number: | TQ 75 NE 1024 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of former Bluecoat School, Knightrider Street, Maidstone |
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Summary
Site of former Bluecoat School, Maidstone
| Grid Reference: | TQ 7611 5538 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ75NE |
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| Parish: | MAIDSTONE, MAIDSTONE, KENT |
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Monument Types
- SCHOOL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1850 AD to 1905 AD (between))
Full description
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The former Bluecoat School in Maidstone was originally founded in 1711 for girls. It admitted boys at a later date. It was demolished in 1905 and the Baptist Church built on the site. The school is shown on the 1862-75 and 1897-1900 maps.
Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.
Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2 (Map). SKE30965.
Sources and further reading
| Cross-ref.
| Source description | | --- | Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1. |
| --- | Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 2nd Edition, 1897-1900): Landmark Epoch 2. |
