Auckley Pre School

School Lane, Auckley

Building

Roofed and walled permanent structures.

Asset type

Building of heritage value being the original school in the village built in 1875 and is still in use as a pre school.

Age

Auckley Pre School, built in 1875, and shows many late 19th Century design elements.

Architectural and Artistic Interest

The school is typical of late C19th estate type building in red brick with stone dressings around the windows, and steep roofs of Welsh slate. It remains virtually unchanged externally and of particular note are the decorative brick details such as the dentile courses along the gables and red brick basket weave infill below yellow brick pointed arches.

Group Value

Historic Interest

The school was built in 1875 on land provided by Mr Childers of Cantley Hall to a cost to the Board of conveyancing costs only, though the cost of building was £1608 2s 6d on completion in 1876. The school opened on 9 October 1876, the foundation stone listed names of all the board members though this is now almost completely eroded. It remained a board school until 1904 when it came under the LEA of West Riding County Council. An extension of a further classroom was done in 1939 and the school remained in use until 1973 when a new school was built on the site of the old schoolhouse and the old school became a nursery. The building has social and historic significance as a board school and is still used as a nursery and preschool.

Archaeological Interest

The school is typical of late C19th estate type building in red brick with stone dressings around the windows, and steep roofs of Welsh slate. It remains virtually unchanged externally and of particular note are the decorative brick details such as the dentile courses along the gables and red brick basket weave infill below yellow brick pointed arches.

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14 Aug 2023