Only a small report as its a small place! (With not a lot of natural light getting in)
Some information from the Sandon Estate historian...
"The Dudley Ryder School was founded in 1824 by Lord Harrowby & opened in 1825. Originally there were two class rooms one for boys & one for girls & there were around 100 pupils in attendance.
It was described as a "quaint" building with the headmaster`s house in between the girls & boys classrooms. Parents paid 1/3 per quarter ( about 6.5p ) with the Earl paying 2/3 ( 11.5p ) for each child. Rules laid down in 1843 state that attendance should be days per week from 9:30am to 4pm but not on Saturdays.
Sunday school was 9:30am & at 2pm, both of which HAD to be attended. Children had to arrive five minutes before services. There was a quarterly payment of 9/- (45p) for copy books, but reading books & stationary were free.
In 1895 the building was enlarged. The School was also open in the evenings ( 1848/1849) so that any railway worker who wished to lean to read & write may do so while building the nearby railway.
Due to falling pupil numbers & government cutbacks the school was closed & the remaining 16 pupils went to near by Weston & Milwich schools."
This property is split up into two parts, the main building (which the inside pictures are of) and the rear classroom which has a separate entrance and had boarded up since my last visit. On this visit I didn't have anything to help entry (without breaking anything, and I wouldn't want to do that would I!)
The school in 1888 (Photo from Sandon Estate Archives)
The last day of the school being open - 1981 (Photo from staffspasttrack.org.uk)
The exterior...
A tyre swing, if you're bored.
The outside Toilets...
(I only had a small torch with me..) The rescuable photos from the ground floor of the house.
Old heating system/oven?
A pretty much BRAND NEW disabled toilet (shower room) - squeaky clean.
Think this gap, which is located at the top of the main hall, leads up to the bell or at least a chimney of sorts?
Inside the main hall.
It was too dark on the second and third level to get anything good. However I will be popping together a small video that i'll post on this thread at some point.
Ruban.
Some information from the Sandon Estate historian...
"The Dudley Ryder School was founded in 1824 by Lord Harrowby & opened in 1825. Originally there were two class rooms one for boys & one for girls & there were around 100 pupils in attendance.
It was described as a "quaint" building with the headmaster`s house in between the girls & boys classrooms. Parents paid 1/3 per quarter ( about 6.5p ) with the Earl paying 2/3 ( 11.5p ) for each child. Rules laid down in 1843 state that attendance should be days per week from 9:30am to 4pm but not on Saturdays.
Sunday school was 9:30am & at 2pm, both of which HAD to be attended. Children had to arrive five minutes before services. There was a quarterly payment of 9/- (45p) for copy books, but reading books & stationary were free.
In 1895 the building was enlarged. The School was also open in the evenings ( 1848/1849) so that any railway worker who wished to lean to read & write may do so while building the nearby railway.
Due to falling pupil numbers & government cutbacks the school was closed & the remaining 16 pupils went to near by Weston & Milwich schools."
This property is split up into two parts, the main building (which the inside pictures are of) and the rear classroom which has a separate entrance and had boarded up since my last visit. On this visit I didn't have anything to help entry (without breaking anything, and I wouldn't want to do that would I!)
The school in 1888 (Photo from Sandon Estate Archives)
The last day of the school being open - 1981 (Photo from staffspasttrack.org.uk)
The exterior...
A tyre swing, if you're bored.
The outside Toilets...
(I only had a small torch with me..) The rescuable photos from the ground floor of the house.
Old heating system/oven?
A pretty much BRAND NEW disabled toilet (shower room) - squeaky clean.
Think this gap, which is located at the top of the main hall, leads up to the bell or at least a chimney of sorts?
Inside the main hall.
It was too dark on the second and third level to get anything good. However I will be popping together a small video that i'll post on this thread at some point.
Ruban.