Hall Lane, Bernard Gilpin School

HER Number

15908

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Hall Lane, Bernard Gilpin School

Place

Houghton-le-Spring

Map Sheet

NZ34NW

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

Demolished Building

Description

Houghton Secondary Modern School or Houghton Council Intermediate School. It had very good sports facilities - a running track, football pitch, hockey pitch, cricket pitch, tennis courts and a gymnasium. The school merged with Houghton School and Sancroft School in 1987 to form Houghton Kepier School. In 1990 all pupils moved into an extended school on the former Sancroft site. A primary school was built on the Bernard Gilpin site in 1993.

Easting

434440

Northing

549560

Grid Reference

NZ434440549560

Sources

www.houghtonlespring.org.uk; Paul Lanagan, 2013, School aimed for high endeavour, article in Seaham and Houghton Star, Wednesday 16 January 2013