Heywood Community School RoSLA Block and Playing Fields (2010)
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Heywood Community School RoSLA Block and Playing Fields (2010)
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 19 Jul 2010
Sutherland High School, on Sutherland Road at Darnhill, was opened in 1966. Its name was changed to Heywood Community School in the 1990s. The block on the left was built in the early 1970s when the school-leaving age was raised from 15 to 16 (RoSLA). Closed in June 2010 (http://menmedia.co.uk/heywoodadvertiser/news/s/1193762_school_party_to_mark_the_end_of_an_era - Heywood Advertiser and http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8940000/8940501.stm - BBC Education), the school was demolished during the winter of 2010-11 and, by 2014, a development of new houses was being built. There is now little or no evidence to show that the school buildings once stood on this site.
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Image Location
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53.588203
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-2.2536