Marley Hill, Board School

HER Number

12030

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Marley Hill, Board School

Place

Marley Hill

Map Sheet

NZ25NW

Class

Education

Site Type: Broad

School

Site Type: Specific

Board School

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

The board school and school house (HER 12036) were built in 1875. A typical, though attractive tall single-storey stone and slate Board School. It is symmetrical with wings projecting forward. Windows are mullioned and transomed. Some are half-dormers. There is a central cupola housing the school bell and capped by an ogee roof.

Easting

420190

Northing

557950

Grid Reference

NZ420190557950

Sources

Gateshead Council, 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategies and Character Statements, Marley Hill Conservation Area, p 35; ASUD, 2016, Marley Hill School - Archaeological Assessment; Sarah Dyer, 2017, Marley Hill School - Heritage Statement and Photographic Recording