Barrington and National School

HER Number

16565

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Barrington and National School

Place

Houghton-le-Spring

Map Sheet

NZ34NW

Class

Education

Site Type: Broad

School

Site Type: Specific

National School

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

The Barrington and National School is described by Whellan (1856) as a neat stone building erected in 1833. It accomodated 300 children. James Young and Isabella Forbes are listed as teachers in 1856. Shortly after this description was written the school merged with George Wheeler's Charity School which had been housed in the rectory gatehouse since 1719 and moved to new premises on Dairy Lane (HER 8752).

Easting

434000

Northing

549900

Grid Reference

NZ434000549900

Sources

Whellan, W, 1856, History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham; First Edition Ordnance Survey Plan, 1855.