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Lincolnshire HER
Name:Former National School, Beckingham
HER Number:MLI83842
Type of record:Building

Summary

Former National School on School Lane, Beckingham. Converted for residential use.

Grid Reference:SK 877 537
Map Sheet:SK85SE
Parish:BECKINGHAM, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

Former school. Single storey T-plan rendered and whitewashed brick building, under a pitched gabled slate roof. Windows have stone hood moulds and bullnose brick edging. The front gable has a datestone reading 'BECKINGHAM SCHOOL 1840', with painted decorative bargeboards and finial above. There are two sympathetically built extensions to the rear. {1}

White's 1856 Trade Directory states that the National School was built in 1840 by the patron and rector. {2}

The school is shown in its T-shape plan form on both the 1887 and 1905 OS maps of Beckingham. {3}{4}


<1> Google, 2001->, Google Earth, Maps and Street View, Accessed 27/09/2023 (Website). SLI11533.

<2> William White, 1856, History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Second Edition), p.374 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI886.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1886-1891, 25 Inch County Series Map - First Edition, SK 85 SE (Map). SLI10020.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1902-06, 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition, SK 85 SE (Map). SLI3566.

Monument Types

  • SCHOOL (Post Medieval to Late 20th Century - 1840 AD to 2000 AD?)
  • DETACHED HOUSE (Late 20th Century to 21st Century - 2000 AD? to 2050 AD)

Sources and further reading

<1>Website: Google. 2001->. Google Earth, Maps and Street View. Accessed 27/09/2023.
<2>Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.374.
<3>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1886-1891. 25 Inch County Series Map - First Edition. 1:2500. SK 85 SE.
<4>Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. SK 85 SE.

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