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Monument details

HER Number:TR 15 NE 811
Type of record:Building
Name:Former National School, School Lane, Fordwich, Canterbury

Summary

Former National School, Fordwich

Grid Reference:TR 18148 59756
Map Sheet:TR15NE
Parish:FORDWICH, CANTERBURY, KENT

Monument Types

  • BUILDING (Unknown date)
  • NATIONAL SCHOOL (Post Medieval to Modern - 1850 AD to 2020 AD (at some time))
Protected Status:Locally Listed Building 5052: KING STREET , FORDWICH

Full description

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FORMERLY FORDWICH SCHOOL. CIRCA 1866. 1 STOREY IN RED BRICK WITH TILE ROOF. 1 WINDOW AND DOOR. 2 WINDOWS TO REAR. HUNG SASHES WITH GLAZING BARS. ROUND-HEADED DOORWAY IN MODERN EXTERIOR.

The former National School for boys and girls in Fordwich is shown on the 1862-75 map. The building continued to be used as a school , as shown on the 1897-1900, 1907-23 and 1929-52 maps. It is now the Village Hall, as shown on the current O/S map.


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.