Mountfield and Whatlington Church of England Primary School

<p>For minutes of the governing body 1950-1988, see E/MA/219/1/1-2; for building plans, 1846-1848 see BGP 42/1-3; for HMI reports, 1909 see C/E 2/1, for 1995 see R/E 1/15/68 and for 1999 see R/E 1/15/265; for a photograph of the site of an extension, c1960 see C/A 5/53; for an area office file, 1969-1979 see R/E 4/37/7; for correspondence from the Rev W Margesson concerning a subscription for establishing a school, 1846 see ASH 3420-3421; for minutes of the governing body, 1892-1950, annual expense sheets, 1874-1899, school coal and clothing club accounts, 1905-1910 see ACC 5634/2</p>

Records transferred 25 Oct 1994 and 10 Jan 1995 (ACC 6518), 10 Jul 1996 (ACC 6869), 3 Nov 1997 (ACC 7589)

In 1848 plans for a new National School and teacher's residence were drawn up (BGP 42/1-3) and on 17 December 1849 Tilden Smith of Vinehall in Mountfield, esq conveyed a piece of land (18p) at Vinehall Street under the terms of the Schools Sites Act to the vicar and churchwardens of Mountfield and the rector and churchwardens of Whatlington for use as the site of the school. The school was built on the south side of the road at Vinehall (ROHAS P30/66); the deeds are either SAS/AN 126-132 or 146-160. On 1 October 1874 the trustees of the school exchanged the existing site and buildings with William Rushton Adamson for an new site at St John's Cross; a new school was constructed there at a cost of approximately £1,000 for 165 children (1878 trade directory). Considerable alterations and additions were made in 1882 (PAR 424/13/1). In 1920 a small piece of ground adjoining the school was presented by Raymond, Lord Ashton of Hyde, as a memorial to the men of the parish who were killed during the First World War; the land was used as a playground (1927 trade directory)