Building record 10995 - St Thomas' National School

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Summary

St Thomas’ National School for girls is first recorded as a single long rectangular building on an east-west alignment to the south of St Thomas’ Church on the OS Town plans of the late 19th century. By the start of the 20th century the school had almost doubled in size forming a loose E shape and by the 1960s it had formed a quadrangular shape. The building is still in use as a school today. British National Schools were set up in the 19th century to provide elementary education to poor children following the teachings of the Church of England, they charged a small fee.

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St Thomas’ National School for girls is first recorded as a single long rectangular building on an east-west alignment to the south of St Thomas’ Church on the OS Town plans of the late 19th century. (1) By the start of the 20th century the school had almost doubled in size forming a loose E shape and by the 1960s it had formed a quadrangular shape. The building is still in use as a school today. (2)

An air raid shelter was stationed here during World War II. (4)


<1> Ordnance Survey, 1872-1875, Metric Ten Foot Scale Town Plan of Chester (Maps and Plans). SCH6780.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1896-1898, Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH3848.

<4> Lowry, B, 1998, The Defence of Britain: WWII buildings in Chester (Unpublished Report). SCH7074.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1872-1875. Metric Ten Foot Scale Town Plan of Chester. 1:500.
  • <2> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1871-1882. Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire. 25 inches to 1 mile.
  • <3> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1896-1898. Ordnance Survey First Revision County Series (Epoch 2) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire. 25 in to 1 mile (1:2500).
  • <4> Unpublished Report: Lowry, B. 1998. The Defence of Britain: WWII buildings in Chester.

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Grid reference Centred SJ 402 670 (29m by 39m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ46NW
Civil Parish CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER
Historic Township/Parish/County CHESTER, CHESTER HOLY TRINITY, CHESHIRE

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Dec 14 2016 3:18PM