Building record 11270 - British School, Boughton

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Summary

Boughton British School was built 1866 on the Christleton Road. It sits adjacent to the Congregational chapel although it was built on the site of the earlier 19th century chapel house. 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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Former Congregational Chapel opened here in 1866 and continued until 1873 when the congregation moved into larger premises on an adjacent site (CHER 7091). The chapel was subsequently taken over by the Boughton British School (5)


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

<5> Lewis C.P & Thacker A.T. (eds), 2005, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume Vii, The City of Chester - The City of Chester, Culture, Buildings, Institutions (Book). SCH6522.

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  • <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> Maps and Plans: Ordnance Survey. 1909-1912. Ordnance Survey Second Revision County Series (Epoch 3) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire.
  • <5> Book: Lewis C.P & Thacker A.T. (eds). 2005. Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume Vii, The City of Chester - The City of Chester, Culture, Buildings, Institutions.

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Grid reference Centred SJ 4213 6632 (19m by 21m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ46NW
Historic Township/Parish/County GREAT BOUGHTON, CHESTER ST OSWALD, CHESHIRE
Civil Parish CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER

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Jan 18 2022 1:27PM