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Building record MDR11234 - Former School, St Edmund's Close, Allestree

Type and Period (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

"School (Boys and Girls)" shown on 1st ed. 25" map of c.1880. It is likely tohave been a school founded in the wake of the 1870 Education Act. (1) "School" shown on 2nd ed. (c.1900) and 3rd ed. (c.1920) maps. (2, 3) Modern mapping (2007) suggests that 2 St Edmund's Close is substantially the same building. (4)

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1882. OS County Series, 1st edition, scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile).
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1896-1900. OS County Series, 2nd edition (1st revision), scale 1:2500 (c. 25" to one mile).
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey (OS). 1912-1921. OS County Series, 3rd edition (Second Revision), scale 1:2500 (25" to one mile).
  • <4> Personal Observation: Brown, J. Observation based on personal experience, map evidence, site visit etc..

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 34730 39644 (18m by 17m)
Civil Parish DERBY, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Jun 14 2021 7:28AM

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