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Monument details

HER Number:TQ 54 SW 361
Type of record:Building
Name:Former National School, High Street, Penshurst, Sevenoaks

Summary

Former National School, now C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School, Penshurst


Grid Reference:TQ 5249 4363
Map Sheet:TQ54SW
Parish:PENSHURST, SEVENOAKS, KENT

Monument Types

  • NATIONAL SCHOOL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1830 AD to 2020 AD (between))

Full description

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The former National School in Penshurst was opened for boys and girlsbefore 1835 and is shown on the 1862-75 map. The school was then extended, as shown on the 1897-1900, 1907-23, 1929-52 and current O/S maps. It is now Penshurst C of E Voluntary Aided School and is still in use.


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.

Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952): Landmark Epoch 4 (Map). SKE30967.

Landmark, 1907-1923, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3 (Map). SKE30966.

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.
---Map: Landmark. 1907-1923. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 3rd Edition, 1907-1923): Landmark Epoch 3.
---Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 4th Edition, 1929-1952): Landmark Epoch 4.