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In 1760, Abigail Bailey and Ann Levett of Walton-on-Trent, Derbyshire, provided 23 acres 36 pole of land, the income from which was to fund the education of the children of the parish through a free school. By 1849 this provided £28/yr paid to the schoolmaster, who also received £15 from the major landowners. In 1869 this had risen to £48/yr, but dropping to £30/yr by 1890.
The first dedicated school building was dated 1820 and can be seen on the middle of the image below, to the right of the old almshouses. Both the old school and almshouses have been demolished.
Left: Approx 1940’s image of old school. Right: 2009 image of former new school
The new school building was built using materials provided by Mr Henry C.Wise in 1864 whilst Lord of the Manor. It was built to school up to 100 children and provided an adjacent dwelling for the schoolmaster.
The building is owned by the EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF ABIGAIL BAILEY AND ANN LEVETT (Charity No. 309769).
The new school was closed by the Northamptonshire Local Education Authority in December 1967 (the following year they abandoned the policy of closing rural village schools!) and remained empty until re-opened as the Village Hall in 1972 (following the collapse of the former Village Institute building in heavy snow in March 1970). The former Schoolmaster’s house is now a private dwelling.
Click here for names of the School Teachers (updated 23/07/10)
The class of 1947 reunion in 1998. Click on the images to enlarge.
Click here for the names. Photographs by kind permission of Noel Morris. |
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The Village School |
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The historical information below is obtained from various public sources, some of which provide conflicting data. Accordingly the Council can not be certain the dates and/or names below are 100% accurate. It should however provide a close guide to events in the parish’s history.
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