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Name of school Photo reference Primary School (this is situated Not deposited a separate folder on the very edge of the parish of Framingham Earl with Poringland but when it was a National School it was known by its parish name) Grid Reference - TG 26500280 Is the building listed? no School Address 1, The Street Framingham Earl NR14 7QY A plain brick rectangular school with house backing on to it in a lean-to.School extended in length in 1874, 1882 and 1899, when a new school house was also built. Closed 1967 and now the Nightingale Centre

Photograph Description 2 NORFOLK RURAL SCHOOLS SURVEY

Front Elevation Poringland Central School building 2009 (Photo - Jenni Southernwood)

End Elevation Poringland Central School building 2009 (Photo - Jenni Southernwood)

Rear Elevation Poringland Central School building 2009 (Photo - Jenni Southernwood)

3 NORFOLK RURAL SCHOOLS SURVEY Boys Doorway Poringland Central School building (Photo - Jenni Southernwood)

End Elevation to side road Poringland Central School building 2009 (Photo - Jenni Southernwood)

Roof Ventilator Poringland Central School building 2009 (Photo - Jenni Southernwood)

Document references

Building plans in NRO NRO Cat. Refs. P/BG 41/1, P/BG41/2, P/BG/3, PD 186/34

4 NORFOLK RURAL SCHOOLS SURVEY Building plans in None located other Sale particulars in None located NRO Sale particulars in None located other Log books in NRO NRO Cat. Ref. C/ED 3/150, 1874 -1890; C/ED 3/151, 1890 -1900 ; C/ED 3/152, 1900 -1903; C/ED 79, 1875 -1881; C/ED 129/589, 1947 -1973; C/ED 129/590, 1930 – 1967; Catalogue Number Acc 2009/304 – Survey of schools when CC took over from School Boards on 30/09/1903 covering staff, plan and furniture for both infant and mixed schools p.294 Log books in school N/A

Photographs in NRO None located

Photographs in other For photographs dating back to 1905 see www.poringlandhistory.bkik.com

Directory entry Whites 1883 p.276 A school board and new school built for 200 (1920s or nearest date) children Kelly’s Directory 1925 p.159 – Public Elementary School under the United School District of Poringland, is the property of the Rectors of Framingham Earl and as trustees; it was built in 1840, enlarged in 1874 at a cost of about £650 and

further enlarged in 1882 and again enlarged in 1899 at a cost of £200, for 250 children. David Parsons master NCC Ed. Com. Development Plan 1947 p.314 Mixed 5-14, 6 class

Directory entry (1920s or nearest date) Date of construction The National School was built 1840-41, later extended (see below under Sequence) Architects (if known) no

Position within parish The school is situated near the southern boundary of the parish of Framingham Earl. Catchment area in 1940s Arminghamhall, Upper Caistor, Framingham Earl, Framingham Pigot, Upper , Poringland and Howe

Plan – describe or include scan

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Acc 2009/304 1903 survey p.294 mixed school

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Acc 2009/304 1903 survey of schools p.295 Infant school

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NRO Cat. Ref. P/BG 41- National School plan

NRO Cat. Ref. PD 186/34 – National School Plan 8 NORFOLK RURAL SCHOOLS SURVEY

NRO Cat. Ref. P/BG 41- National School Plan

NRO Cat. Ref. P/BG 41 – National School Plan

OS Map – LXXV. 12 1907

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How many storeys 1

How many rooms One school room with teacher’s residence to rear (originally). The teachers residence was knocked down when it became a Board School and Boys and Girls cloakrooms took its place to the rear of the building Present use The Nightingale Centre – venue for conferences, training etc. Name of present owner Gwendoline Nightingale

Condition (1 =derelict – 5 = good) 5

Is there a teacher’s house Original plans show basic accommodation attached to associated with school? the National School (see above). Later a substantial Give some idea of date, size and school house was built in Long Road, a short distance style from the school. It is now privately owned.

Building Features Windows: number, position, size, no of See photographs above lights, style (sash, leaded, etc) Chimneys: number, style See photographs above

Ventilators: number, position One; see photographs above and originally 4 smaller ventilators in main ridge Doors: number, position, inscription over See photographs above (Boys – Girls) style Porches: number, position, inscription etc See photographs above

Bell towers/clock and other ornamentation

Overall style Gothic/ecclesiastical (pointed windows and X doors Classical/Georgian (triangular pediments, X sash windows) Tudor/flat headed windows with drip x moulding, ornate chimneys Plain and functional with no ornamentation Plain –large windows under slightly pointed arches Inscriptions, coats of arms etc x

Building materials Roof-note decorative features (coloured Pantile 12 NORFOLK RURAL SCHOOLS SURVEY and fancy tiles Walls-note decorative work (flint work, Brick diaper bricks etc)

For architectural terminology, see the glossary in Pevsner

Internal (room by room) materials and features such as: Panelled walls Not inspected

Fire places/heating appliances Not inspected

Plaster/modern ceilings, open to roof Not inspected

Original cupboards Not inspected

Room divisions/folding doors Not inspected

Permanent art work Not inspected

Building sequence Part of the existing building formed the Framingham Earl National School built in 1840-41 and was extended in 1874 when it became a Board School for the United School District of Poringland. It was extended again in 1880 and 1889. Further extensions and modernisation continued until the building ceased being a school in 1967 when a new school was built in The Footpath, Poringland .

Playground Boundary A low brick wall with iron railings above marks Marked by railings, stone wall or other the boundary on the Long Road and The Street including gates leading into sides of the playground, with wooden fencing panels forming the boundary on the other two sides . Size (approx) 0.357of an acre.

Type (tarmac enclosure, field – nature Tarmac garden, climbing frames, games painted on ground Buildings – out houses, mobiles, ‘offices’ See photographs above. Original plans show “offices” as a detached building to rear of school.

Include here any additional material (scans of sketch plans, old photographs, oral evidence, etc, précis of school history

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Plan of classroom from the return dated 30/09/1903 – 2 returns one for mixed school and one for infants

Date of survey 03.01.10

Name(s) of surveyor(s) Jenni Southernwood for photographs and plan Ann-Margaret & Peter Barber