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| HER Number | MWB16767 |
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| Record Type | Building |
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| Name | School, chapel and schoolmaster's house, Curridge |
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Summary
Unlisted mid-19th century buildings used for educational purposes in the 21st century
Monument Type(s):
- CHAPEL? (Mid to Late 19th century to Unknown - 1854 AD)
- SCHOOL (Mid to Late 19th century to Early 21st century - 1854 AD? to 2050 AD)
- TEACHERS HOUSE? (Mid to Late 19th century to Unknown - 1854 AD)
Full Description
Pevsner notes a 'school, master's house and chapel... One little brick group by Teulon, 1854-5' <1>. Murray's Guide in 1949 described it as a 'pretty school of 1852, used on Sundays as a church' <2>. The Victoria County History <3> puts its dates of construction as between 1852 and 1859, funded by 'Mrs Stackpool and Miss Wasey'. The revised Pevsner <6> dates it to 1856. The toilets were designed by James Money in 1891 <12>.
The 21st century Curridge Primary School appears to be using the Victorian building, although it is unclear whether a master's house or chapel survive within this complex, or are used for their original purposes. The First Edition Ordnance Survey merely marks this group as 'School (Boys & Girls)' although 'Church & School' is the label on the 3rd epoch map <5>.
A village website <8> notes that the school was originally a private one, built on land leased from the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, and licensed for Divine Service. In 1879 the school was transferred to the Education Committee of the Parishes of Chieveley and Winterbourne, on condition that it could be used as a church on Sundays and Holy Days <8>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Pevsner, N. 1966. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p126. [Monograph / SWB10024] |
| <02> | Betjeman, J and Piper, J (eds). 1949. Murray's Berkshire Architectural Guide. p120. [Monograph / SWB10404] |
| <03> | Page and Ditchfield (eds). 1924. Victoria County History (VCH) Berks IV 1924. Vol 4. p56. [Monograph / SWB10281]
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/berks/vol4 (Accessed 24/09/2015) |
| <04> | Landmark. 1872-85. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 1, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14341] |
| <05> | Landmark. 1912-24. Digital Ordnance Survey Mapping Epoch 3, 1:2500 (25 inch). Digital. 25 inches to a mile. [Map / SWB14456] |
| <06> | Tyack, G, Bradley, S and Pevsner, N. 2010. The Buildings of England (Berkshire). p268. [Monograph / SWB147855] |
| <07> | Berkshire Record Office. 2013?. Berkshire Record Office Guide to School Records - West Berkshire. Chieveley - Curridge County Primary (formerly Council, Chapel, Miss Wasey's Voluntary). [Unpublished document / SWB148439]
https://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/storage/app/media/pdfs/Source%20guides/West-Berks-Schools-guide-A4-final.pdf (Accessed on 23/06/2021) |
| <08> | 2012?. Curridge Village website. http://www.curridgevillage.co.uk/. 31/07/2014. [Website / SWB148733]
http://www.curridgevillage.co.uk/ (Accessed 27/10/2023) |
| <09> | Pocock, V J. 1997. Four Chieveley Village Schools. [Unpublished document / SWB14027] |
| <10> | Dils, J and Yates, M (ed). 2012. An Historical Atlas of Berkshire (2nd Edition). p116-117 Anglican church building in nineteenth century Berkshire. [Monograph / SWB148708] |
| <11> | Greenaway, D and Dunlop, L. 2011. Around the Three Valleys. p82. [Monograph / SWB148275] |
| <12> | Peacock, D. 03/07/2016. Correspondence from David Peacock to West Berkshire HER about his research on James Money. 2016 WBC Network. 54. [Unpublished document / SWB149196] |
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