SCHOOLS 



is allocated to this school by a scheme under the Endowed Schools Act, 1877, by which Henry 

 Grice's gift for bread to poor people, recited in deed of 25 March, 1668, and now represented by 

 878 i8/. \d. Consols, is applied to scholarships in elementary schools. 



BRANDON AND BYSHOTTLES. There are 7 schools, of which 3 are Colliery schools, i.e. 

 Brancepeth New, seating 541, built 1873, and let under yearly agreement by Messrs. Cochrane 

 and Co. ; Brancepeth North, seating 726 ; and Brandon Colliery, which is let under yearly 

 agreement by Messrs. Strakers and Love ; of the other 4, I is Church of England (Brandon), 

 seating 215, founded 1858, and shares the Anne Dobinson endowment (see Brancepeth); 

 I Roman Catholic, seating 307, founded 1878 ; and 2 British, seating 1021, which were built as 

 Colliery Schools, i.e. the Browney School in 1 882 by Messrs. Bell Bros. Limited, and the Water- 

 houses in 1863, by predecessors of Messrs. Pease and Partners. 



BROOM. The Broom Park Colliery School here is hired from the North Brancepeth Coal 

 Co. Ltd., on yearly agreement. 



BYERS GREEN. A National School, seating 456, built in 1843, and subsequently enlarged. 



CASSOP-CUM-QUARRINGTON. A School Board formed n February 1876. 2 Council Schools, 

 seating 418. 



CASTLE EDEN. There are 2 National Schools, seating in all 284, and built in 1866, one for 

 boys and one for girls. 



CHESTER LE STREET. There are 3 schools : a National School, seating 1,257, built in 1840, 

 which receives ,6 a year under the will of Elizabeth Tewart, proved in 1720 ; a Roman Catholic 

 School, seating 155, founded 1888 ; and South Moor Colliery School, seating 292, built 1869, and 

 enlarged 1893, probably maintained by the owners of South Moor Colliery. 



CHILTON. There are 2 Council Schools, seating 611. 



COCKERTON. A Church of England School, seating 322, founded before 1824. 



COCKFIELD. A Church of England School, seating 371, built in 1 794, and subsequently enlarged. 



CONSETT. There are 4 schools ; I British, seating 846, built in 1840 ; I Roman Catholic, 

 seating 777, built in 1865 ; I National, seating 809, built in 1875 ; and I Wesleyan, seating 381, 

 built in 1879. 



CORNFORTH. A School Board was formed i February 1877. There are 2 Council Schools, 

 seating in all 859; Old Cornforth, formerly a National School, founded by deed of 6 January 1864, 

 was, about 1893, let to the School Board. 



CORNSAY. There are 2 schools; i Roman Catholic, seating 281, built in 1874; and 

 a Colliery School, seating 419, built in 1876, hired from Messrs. Fcrens and Lowe on a yearly 

 agreement. 



COUNDON. There is a National School, seating 68 1, built 1841, and subsequently enlarged. 



COUNDON GRANGE. The Bishop Auckland Blackboy Colliery School, seating 68 1, is hired 

 from Messrs. Bolchow, Vaughan and Co. Ltd., on a yearly agreement. 



COWPEN BEWLEY. There arc 2 schools : Port Clarence, built by Messrs. Bell Bros., Ltd., 

 1876, seating 247 ; and I National, seating 60, built in 1874, which receive 8 a year from the 

 Poor's Field, under deed of 27 March 1899. 



COXHOE. A School Board was formed 12 November 1875. There are 3 schools, of which 2 

 are Council, seating 552 ; and i is National, seating 410. 



CRAGHEAD. A school, seating 710, is hired from Messrs. Thomas Hedley and Bros., on a 

 yearly agreement. 



CROOK. A School Board was formed 28 September 1875. There are 4 Council Schools, 

 seating in all 2,540. Of these, Pease's West School was built in 1859 by Joseph Pease, and 

 enlarged 1894. The Crook School benefits under Anne Dobinson's endowment (see Brancepeth). 

 In 1901 the Crook share of this endowment, amounting 10^13 6s. fd. y was paid to the Crook 

 School Board and applied in prizes. 



DENTON. A National School, seating 108, built in 1874, enlarged 1894. 



EASINGTON. A National School, seating 234, receives the dividends on 1,132 2s. lid. 

 Consols with which the Rev. Richard Prosser, a prebendary of Durham Cathedral, endowed the 

 school built by him about 1814 near Easington Rectory, called Easington Parochial Charity School. 



EAST HARTBURN. A British School, seating 101, founded 1875. 



EAST MURTON. There are 2 schools : I Roman Catholic, seating 252 ; the other, Murton 

 Colliery, seating 1,449, built and partly supported by the South Helton Coal Co., who let it on a 

 yearly agreement. 



EAST RAINTON. A National School, seating 135, built in 1868. 



EBCHESTER. There is a National School, seating 137, built in 1876, and aided by Sherburn 

 Hospital Endowment (see note to Sherburn). 



EDMONDBYERS. There is i Council School, seating 57, built 1875 ; a School Board formed 

 27 July 1874. 



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