Sunderland Road, infants school

Sunderland Road, infants school

HER Number
12784
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Sunderland Road, infants school
Place
Cleadon
Map Sheet
NZ36SE
Class
Education
Site Type: Broad
School
Site Type: Specific
Infant School
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Opened 1903 for children 5-13. It was the only school in the village until 1907. Building is rendered and incised to look like masonry. The windows are original. The building comprises two symmetrical halves - probably divided into boys and girls schools. Part of the left hand porch and a section of the lower roof was removed when the church hall (HER 12783) was built. Building was in use as the village infant school until 1963, it continued to be used as a dining room and library until 2007. It is now the village community centre.
Easting
438540
Northing
562350
Grid Reference
NZ438540562350
Sources
South Tyneside Council, 2007, Cleadon Conservation Area Character Appraisal, page 38; Northern Archaeological Associates, 2015, The Cleadon Village Atlas