NORFOLK RURAL SCHOOLS SURVEY

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1 1 Name of school Hilgay Ten Mile Bank St Mark's CofE School Photo reference Ten_Mile_Bank_St_Mark's_CofE_School_ jpg Grid Reference TL Is the building listed? no A small plain school of the 1860s, now a village hall School Address Station Road Ten Mile Bank Downham Market Norfolk

2 2 Photograph 1 Photograph 2 southwest aspect southeast aspect, porch Photograph 3 Photograph 4 former infants and girls lobbies village hall kitchen Google Maps 2009

3 3 Document references Building plans in NRO Building plans in other Sale particulars in NRO Sale particulars in other Log books in NRO Log books in school Photographs in NRO Other in NRO Photographs in other Acc 2009/304 (1903 survey) p.215 Directory entry (1920s or nearest date) Kelly 1883 (St. Mark), Ten Mile Bank, John Paterson Armfield, master; Mrs. Jane Pryor, mistress White 1883 p.319 There is another school in the St Mark's district built by the rector in 1861, but purchased and enlarged by the feofees of Hilgay, with the consent of the Charity Commissioners in 1876, and now has 150 children in attendance. Kelly 1896 St Mark, Ten Mile Bank, enlarged 1895, for 180 children; average attendance, 113; Henry Edward Elderkin master; Mrs Ada Elderkin, mistress; Mrs Jane Pryor infants' mistress. Kelly 1908 p.189 Public Elementary (St. Mark's), Ten Mile Bank, enlarged 1895, for 180 children; average attendance, 123; Henry Edward Elderkin, master. Kelly 1916 p189 Public Elementary (St Mark's), Ten Mile Bank, enlarged

4 1895, for 180 children, Henry Edward Elderkin, master. NCC Ed.Com Development Plan 1947 no mention 4 Date of construction 1861 Architects (if known) Position within parish Catchment area in 1940s On eastern edge of the etensive fen portion of Hilgay parish, to the west of the Great Ouse, in the village of Ten Mile Bank. Closed in 1914 on the opening of the new school to the west. Plan describe or include scan NRO Acc 2009/304 p.215

5 5 Two rooms running southwest northeast separated by a glass partition, built in 1861, followed by the infants room with gallery to the rear in T he 1903 Survey shows that there were internal toilets for girls and infants between the eastern classroom and the infants classroom, and boys toilets in the boys lobby to the east. Separate lobbies for girls and infants to the west of the infants room. How many storeys How many rooms Present use Name of present owner One Three Village Hall Parish Council Condition (1 =derelict 5 = good) 4 Is there a teacher s house associated with school? Give some idea of date, size and style No.

6 Building Features Windows: number, position, size, no of lights, style (sash, leaded, etc) Chimneys: number, style NORFOLK RURAL SCHOOLS SURVEY Large window on the southwest gable. Three pairs of round-topped windows to the street facade. Three-light window to boys porch east wall. 6 Ventilators: number, position Doors: number, position, inscription over (Boys Girls) style Porches: number, position, inscription etc Bell towers/clock and other ornamentation Blocked door to street in boys lobby. New door on west wall for access to hall. Overall style Gothic/ecclesiastical (pointed windows and doors Classical/Georgian (triangular pediments, sash windows) Tudor/flat headed windows with drip moulding, ornate chimneys Plain and functional with no ornamentation Inscriptions, coats of arms etc Plain in form. Building materials Roof-note decorative features (coloured and fancy tiles Walls-note decorative work (flint work, diaper bricks etc) Grey slate roof. Light gault brick walls with red brick string courses. Large red brick diagonal crosses flanking main window to the south. This window surmounted by deep voussoir with the string course curving over. The pairs of windows have sloping stone sills and are surrounded by alternating segments of red and white gault brick. For architectural terminology, see the glossary in Pevsner Internal (room by room) materials and features such as: Panelled walls Fire places/heating appliances Plaster/modern ceilings, open to roof Lowered ceiling

7 Original cupboards NORFOLK RURAL SCHOOLS SURVEY 7 Room divisions/folding doors Permanent art work Building sequence Main classrooms to front, 1861, infants room to rear, Some later small additions when the building became the village hall. Playground Boundary Marked by railings, stone wall or other including gates leading into Size (appro) Type (tarmac enclosure, field nature garden, climbing frames, games painted on ground Buildings out houses, mobiles, offices Railings. Now a car park Include here any additional material (scans of sketch plans, old photographs, oral evidence, etc, précis of school history Postcard- date unknown Date of survey November 2009 Name(s) of surveyor(s) A.R. Forrest