Old Schoolhouse, Woodchurch
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Old Schoolhouse, Woodchurch
Image: © Sue Adair Taken: 14 May 2012
Woodchurch Primary School dates back to 1665, making it one of the oldest schools in Wirral. This schoolhouse was built in 1873 and the present adjacent school in 1954. According to the school website:- "William Gleave, of the city of London, died in the year 1665 and left to the Parish of Woodchurch £500 to erect a Free School. £400 was to be spent on the land, £100 for the building of a School House and £20 per annum for the maintenance of a Schoolmaster for ever! Attendance in 1873 is recorded as being poor due to “so many children being required by their parents to gather blackberries and mushrooms which the parents take to market”."
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Image Location
Latitude
53.372543
Longitude
-3.089209