Dubmire Junior School

HER Number

15910

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Dubmire Junior School

Place

Fencehouses

Map Sheet

NZ34NW

Class

Education

Site Type: Broad

School

Site Type: Specific

Junior School

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

Built in 1914. Brick, one storey, slate roof with a row of air vents along the roof ridge. Also known as Dubmire Council School and Dubmire Mixed School. It had a coronation clock. A new primary school was built to the rear in 2003. The old school was demolished in 2004.

Easting

432260

Northing

549900

Grid Reference

NZ432260549900

Sources

The Story of Dubmire Junior School 1914 to 2002, www.houghtonlespring.org.uk; Paul Lanagan, 2002, The Story of Dubmire Junior School 1914 to 2002, limited edition book