Pye Bank School (former), Andover Street, Woodside, Sheffield - 1
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Pye Bank School (former), Andover Street, Woodside, Sheffield - 1
Image: © Terry Robinson Taken: 28 Feb 2010
One of the original Sheffield Board Schools, designed by architects Innocent and Brown. The school opened in 1875 and closed in 2003, when a new school was opened nearby on (also) Andover Street. The original school building is a Grade II listed building and is securely 'locked up' awaiting conversion into (probably) apartments. There are some superb views from the front of the building of Sheffield City Centre. I believe that the school was closed for a period during WW2, following a bomb explosion nearby which broke most of the windows and caused some minor damage. During this closure the pupils were sent to other schools in the vicinity. For additional views see ... Image Image Image Image Image Image Image
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Image Location
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53.392868
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-1.46764