The Old School House, Nazeing
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The Old School House, Nazeing
Image: © Bikeboy Taken: 16 Aug 2014
This house has a plaque on the gable at the left (below the widow) which reads "The Old School House 1855". A school was opened for 84 pupils in 1855 using £400 left by George Palmer (died 1853). This building was too small and closed in 1877 when a larger building was built. However, it reopened in 1877 as a school for children in nearby Broadley Common. It finally closed in 1947 due to falling numbers. See A History of Essex, Powell (editor) 1966 at http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42717#s7
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Image Location
Latitude
51.74143
Longitude
0.047148