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Allenheads School (Allendale)

Former Allenheads School. Built in 1849. (1)

Allenheads School. (2)(3)

Built in 1848 with funds from Mr Beaumont from an idea of his chief agent Mr Sopwith. In 1878 it became a Board School, and in 1903 a Council school. It closed in 1968 and later converted to two dwellings. It is a rectangular single-storey building with a classroom at each end accessed from a boys' end and a girls' end, with a head teacher's house in the centre. A bell tower stands from the roof. (4)
N7246
Victorian (1837 to 1901)
Late 20th Century (1967 to 2000)


Source of Reference
Local History of Allendale

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