Monument record 7198/300/1 - Boys Grammar School, Gold Street

There is reference to a grammar school in the town in the 16th century. A grammar school located on Gold Street was completed in 1857. It ceased to operate as a school in 1913 and was demolished in 1964

{1} Grammar School, Gold Street
Free to all boys in the parish for Latin and English. Re-built and enlarged in 1856. The building was constructed of sandstone in a Victorian Gothic style. It ceased to operate as a school in 1913 and was used as a family home, then council offices and was demolished in 1964.

{2} In 1620 there is reference to the 'towne or freeskolle lande’ worth £1/2/4d, indicating the presence of a school by that date. In 1626 trustees were granted property in the town by the king, out of the manor, for the maintenance of the school. These properties are detailed in the parliamentary survey of 1653, at which time the schoolmaster held a school house with a residence adjacent. In 1721 the Free School lay at the north end of the High Street immediately north of the bakehouse.

<1> Ballinger J., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Kettering (Industrial), (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN100283.

<2> Foard G.F., 2000, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Kettering (Medieval + Post Medieval), (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN100747.

<3> Historic England, Undated, GRAMMAR SCHOOL, KETTERING, BF085093 (Archive). SNN116393.

Record last edited

Jun 14 2024 3:33PM