Shown on 1st edition Ordnance Survey map. Described by Bourne as a magnificent structure, built in 1889 and designed by Thomas C. Nicholson Esq of Blaydon. It could accommodate 700 children. The school cost £8,700.
Site Name
Shibdon Road, Board School
Site Type: Specific
Board School
HER Number
6125
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Sources
1st edition Ordnance Survey map; W. Bourn, 1896, History of the Parish of Ryton, p 109