Highfield School revamped
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Highfield School revamped
Image: © David Lally Taken: 2 Apr 2010
Derbyshire County Council had planned to close this primary school in August 2008. The campaign to save it has apparently been successful as with some refurbishment (or at least a lick of paint on the outside) it is still open. Being cynical I expect that it was not the campaign which was the reason for its survival, but that someone (probably from Erewash Borough Council) pointed out that the buildings have been Grade II listed. As the design looks to be very difficult to convert into other use, closure would simply have meant that the County was left with a site of dilapidated buildings which no one wanted and could not be demolished to sell the land.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.907444
Longitude
-1.283316