Identity area
Reference code
SCH11
Title
Date(s)
- 1858 - 1980 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
To be defined
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The school originated in 1858 as part of the Asylum for Fatherless Children. From 1904 it was known as Reedham Orphanage and by 1917 there were 310 pupils on the roll.
Shortage of funds after World War 1 caused the school to be taken over by the LEA on 1 September 1920, the then Headmaster H.E. Clarke remaining in post.
Pupils were evacuated to Aspley, Nottingham, 18 July 1944 to 18 June 1945.
By 1950 numbers had dropped to approximately 200 and the school was opened to local children who increasingly outnumbered those from Reedham Orphanage.
The school transferred to a new building and opened as Beaumont Primary School on 1 September 1968. The school was finally closed and demolished in 1980.
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Conditions governing access
Some of the records in our collections contain sensitive and personal data that we have a legal responsibility to control access to. In these circumstances, staff may search the collection on your behalf, having received consent or proof of death of the individual concerned.
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Language of material
- English
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Description control area
Description identifier
GB-352-sch11
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Dates of creation revision deletion
09/06/2015