Londonderry Endowed School

HER Number

16606

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Londonderry Endowed School

Place

Penshaw

Map Sheet

NZ35SW

Class

Education

Site Type: Broad

School

Site Type: Specific

Charity School

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

Painshaw Endowed School for Boys and Girls is listed in Whellan's directory of 1856. It was erected by the Marquis of Londonderry in 1847. The school promoted moral and religious education for the children for the workmen of the Londonderries. The children were taught for free but a charge of one penny per week was made for books etc. The average number of scholars in 1856 was 200 and the teachers are noted as James O. Clazey and Isabella Monkhouse.

Easting

432260

Northing

552760

Grid Reference

NZ432260552760

Sources

Whellan, W, 1856, History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham; Ordnance Survey first edition, c.1856