Building record 2853/14/2 - No.27 Bridge Street (The School Room)

A school that was built in 1749 located on the northern side of Bridge Street. The building is constructed of squared coursed limestone with a double pitch Collyweston slate roof with an ashlar stack and parapet on the eastern end. The western end is attached to the Library. The south facing front has a regular two window range of cross windows divided by a central door. Two inscriptions read: Deo Adjuvante and WD 1779.

{1} School, now disused. Datestone 1749 for Elizabeth Hutcheson. Squared coursed limestone with ashlar façade. Single-unit schoolroom. Single storey. 2-window range of leaded cross-windows, with some original glass, under gauged stone heads with keyblocks. Central 4-panel door has similar head. Ashlar gable parapets and kneelers, to right, and ashlar stack to right end. 2 stone panels in fanlight space above door, one has inscription," Deo Adjuvante", the other has the date. Interior has dado with m ulded rail and attached masters seat and 4 childrens seats. Sawn off stump of 4 more seats and inscription "WD 1779". The school was initially founded in 1745 by Elizabeth Hutcheson for 18 boys.

{2} School. Founded 1745, datestone 1749. Elizabeth Hutcheson founded it. Single unit schoolroom. Single storey. 2-window range. The school was initially started by Elizabeth Hutcheson for 18 boys.

{6} Undated photo, also photo dated June 1984;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 13/95 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G12 p.50 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1984, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.98 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77384.

<4> Law W.; Hutcheson E., 1755, A Short Account of The Two Charitable Foundations at Kings Cliffe, (unchecked) (Book). SNN108188.

<5> Waller A.K., 1973, William Law, His Life and Thought, (unchecked) (Book). SNN108187.

<5> Historic England, Undated, THE LIBRARY HOUSE, KINGS CLIFFE, BF084129 (Archive). SNN114412.

<6> Photographs of buildings in King's Cliffe (Photographs). SNN112705.

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Nov 25 2022 3:41PM