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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 24 SE 12 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Former National school, Alkham Valley Road, Alkham, Dover |
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Summary
Former National school, Alkham Valley Road, Alkham.The building as the National School is shown on the Ordnance Survey map 1862-1875, then as School on the 1897-1952 maps. The building is on the modern map as residential.
| Grid Reference: | TR 2559 4232 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR24SE |
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| Parish: | ALKHAM, DOVER, KENT |
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Monument Types
- (Former Type) NATIONAL SCHOOL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1858 AD to 1972 AD (between))
Full description
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Former National school, Alkham Valley Road, Alkham.The building as the National School is shown on the Ordnance Survey map 1862-1875, then as School on the 1897-1952 maps. The building is on the modern map as residential.
Alkham School thrived until the reorganisation of rural education in 1972, when it closed. It was converted into three private cottages and the playground remains as a parking area in front of the Old Post Office, which used to be the local shop.(from: https://www.alkham.org/hist1cc.html
Landmark, Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1 (Map). SKE30964.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | --- | Map: Landmark. Ordnance Survey 1:2,500 map (OS 1st edition 1862-1875): Landmark Epoch 1. |
