Building record 5407 - Former National School, Handforth

<1> Cheshire East Council, 2010, Cheshire East LDF Local List of Historic Buildings (Report). SCH5404.

Formerly Handforth National School, founded in 1844, a brick gabled building with tall stone dressed windows. Recent brick extension to rear, now offices.

<2> See map for surveyor, c.1837-51, Cheshire Tithe Maps and Awards, EDT 184/2a, 1844 (Maps and Plans). SCH3266.

Depicts a U shaped building set back from the road. The plot is described as a National School and yard.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ8583, 1872-1876 (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

This map depicts the school building and it is labelled National School (boys and girls).

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ8583, 1897-1898 (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

This map depicts the school building and it is labelled school.

<5> Ordnance Survey, 1909-1912, Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire, SJ8583, 1910 (Maps and Plans). SCH4361.

This map depicts the school building which has had a rectangular extension added to the eastern side. It is labelled school.

<6> Airviews Ltd, 1983-5, 1983-1985 Airviews Survey, Run 14 no.37563, 08/06/1985 (Aerial Photograph). SCH5296.

The school building is still extant.

<7> National Remote Sensing Centre Ltd, 1992-3, National Remote Sensing Centre County Survey (1992-1993), 177/92_134, 31/10/1992 (Aerial Photograph). SCH5297.

The original school building has been demolished and only the later extension remains, connecting two new buildings.

<8> Webber, D, 1983, Handforth National School: 1844-1915 (Book). SCH8963.