Bedewell Primary School

HER Number

16512

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Bedewell Primary School

Place

Hebburn

Map Sheet

NZ36SW

Class

Education

Site Type: Broad

School

Site Type: Specific

Secondary Modern School

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Bedewell Primary School was built in the late 1930s. It opened in 1938 as Clegwell Secondary Modern School. The buildings were recorded ahead of part demolition and redevelopment by TWM Archaeology in 2011. The school's appearance has altered little from the 1930s. The main changes being recent modern additions and replacement of many windows. The internal layout of the school is in the most part unchanged apart from the replacement of fixtures and fittings.

Easting

431530

Northing

564630

Grid Reference

NZ431530564630

Sources

TWM Archaeology, 2011, Bedewell Primary School, Hebburn, South Tyneside - historic building recording; TWM 2010, Bedewell Primary School, Hebburn, South Tyneside - Archaeological Assessment