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Building record MDR12813 - Morton Primary School, Main Road, Morton

Type and Period (2)

  • (Early 20th Century - 1927 AD to 1927 AD)
  • (Victorian to Early 20th Century - 1884 AD? to 1926 AD?)

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  • None recorded

Full Description

A new school was built at Morton in 1884, at a cost of £600. It had two departments - mixed and infants - with an average attendance of 192. (1) Morton Primary School is a 1927 rebuild of the Victorian school, to a design by George Henry Widdows. All windows are now pvc. (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Bulmer, T and Co.. 1895. History, Topography and Directory of Derbyshire. p 673.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Morrison, A B. 2004. Surviving Widdows Buildings in Derbyshire.

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Grid reference Centred SK 4108 6015 (51m by 57m)
Civil Parish MORTON, NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE, DERBYSHIRE

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Jun 7 2011 3:48PM

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