Derp alert. Just a small place spotted as I was passing earlier in the year. History below via: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/cambs/vol4/pp224-232
‘The first actual school building was erected opposite the church in 1866 at the instance of Canon John Scott, the rector, who collected moneys for the purpose and himself contributed £150; the National Society made a grant of £70. A. J. Burling was the last master to teach in the church, and when the new school was opened he and Mrs. Burling found themselves with over a hundred children. He and his wife were still teaching in 1899, when there were 140 places and an average attendance of 110. The school was originally a Church school, but failure to raise the funds for its necessary enlargement led to the compulsory formation of a School Board in 1879, to which the Church authorities leased their school at a nominal rent. Early in the 20th century the school was again enlarged by the provision of a porch, and in 1927 a new head teacher's house was built on a fresh site in Church Lane, the old one being occupied by the school cleaner. Six years later the senior children, 30 in number, were transferred to the Colvile School at Newton, leaving 85 at Tydd. This number had decreased to 72 in 1949, when the school buildings were described as obsolescent.’
The local council and residents nearby recently put pressure on to the owner to do something about the state of the building. Local gossip suggests that the current owner bought the place to convert into a house for him and his future wife. However, when the relationship failed he cancelled his plans and has left the building to fall to pieces ever since.
From 2012: https://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/n...-is-a-disgrace-and-action-is-needed-1-1192561
From 2017: https://www.fenlandcitizen.co.uk/ne...s-across-fenland-face-legal-action-1-8119475/
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From 2012: https://www.wisbechstandard.co.uk/n...-is-a-disgrace-and-action-is-needed-1-1192561
From 2017: https://www.fenlandcitizen.co.uk/ne...s-across-fenland-face-legal-action-1-8119475/
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