A HISTORY OF DURHAM 



ST. ANDREW AUCKLAND. There are 3 schools, South Church National school, seating 376, 

 built in 1848 and partly supported by grants from Bp. Barrington's endowment, a British school, 

 seating 212, built in 1862, and Fyland's Bridge infants' school, seating 115. 



ST. HELEN AUCKLAND.. A school (British) seating 310, built 1846-8 by Messrs. Pease and 

 Partners, who partly support the school, on land belonging to the late Sir George Musgrave. 



SATLEY. A Church of England school seating 104, built 1846 by Miss Elizabeth Greenwell, 

 who gave 350 Consols for its repair and support. 



SEAHAM. A Church of England school, seating 1,312. 



SEAHAM HARBOUR. There are 5 schools here : Seaham Harbour National school, seating 

 i, 1 1 1, founded 1849 and subsequently enlarged, the infants' school of which is hired from the 

 Marquess of Londonderry on a yearly agreement ; a Roman Catholic school, seating 463, founded in 

 1870 by the R. C. bishop, a new school being built 1888 ; and another Roman Catholic school, 

 seating 169, opened December, 1894, is held under lease of 75 years from the marquess, o) 

 whom also are held the 2 other schools, Seaham Cottages, and Ropery Walk, built in 1867 

 and 1877. 



SEATON WITH SLINGLEY. A school seating 93, built 1865 and enlarged 1896. 



SEDGEFIELD. The school (Ch. of E.), seating 332, was built in 1826 upon the site of an old 

 school whose origin cannot be traced, but mention is made in 1707 of the building of a new school. 

 It seems to have been a grammar school by repute, and as late as 1864 something more than a 

 purely elementary school. School and endowments are regulated by the Durham County Court 

 scheme of 10 August, 1858. The endowments of the old school comprise a close of Beacon Hill 

 (origin unknown), a yearly payment fom the Howie Hope Charity in respect of the old school stock, 

 and sums of 700 Consols (Lowther's and Bainbridge's Charities), ,400 Consols (Wright's 

 Charity), and 340 1 8*. 2d. Consols (Soulsby's Charity). There is a payment for clothing 

 scholars, and the remainder is spent on the church schools of Sedgefield, Fishburn and Mordon, 

 and Bradbury. 



SHADFORTH. The Ludworth National school, seating 283, was built 1849 an< ^ enlarged 1883, 

 and Shadforth National school, seating 123, was built 1863 and enlarged 1892. 



SHERBURN. By Chancery scheme of 21 December, 1857, the governors of Sherburn Hospital, 

 the yearly income of which exceeds 9,000, may apply 80 yearly for a school in Sherburn House 

 and Whitwell, and 200 yearly for schools in Ebchester, Sockburn, Grindon, Bishopton, Kelloe, 

 Thornley, and Wingate. By Charity Commissioners' scheme of 22 April, 1898, any portion not 

 applied is to be employed in exhibitions for children resident in these places. The governors apply 

 200 yearly in grants to parochial schools in the places named. There are 4 schools in existence 

 here. Of these 2 are national Sherburn Hill, seating 170, built in 1845 by the Rev. R. Blenkin- 

 sopp, and Sherburn, seating 298, founded 1863, enlarged 1888, regulated by Charity Commissioners' 

 scheme of 29 October, 1878 and the Colliery boys' and Colliery infants' schools, seat 330, built 

 respectively 1862 and 1890. 



SHILDON AND EAST THICKLEY. There are 4 schools here. The Old Shildon school, 

 seating 913, founded 1827, belongs to Edward Walton's charities, administered by the Society 

 of Friends, and receives one-fourth of 2,900 invested in mortgage at 4 per cent. The New 

 Shildon school, seating 489, was built by the Stockton and Darlington Rys. Co. in 1841. 

 Shildon National school, seating 719, founded in 1841, possesses a school cottage conveyed by 

 deed of 1846, was built in 1877 from the proceeds of sale of the old school and by voluntary 

 contributions ; and New Shildon All Saints' school, seating 522, was built 1872 and subsequently 

 enlarged. 



SHINCLIFFE. National school, seating 262, founded in 1841. The old site conveyed by 

 deed of 17 March, 1841, was sold in 1866 for 300, spent on the new buildings erected on land 

 given by the dean and chapter of Durham in 1860. 



SHOTTON. A school founded by Edward Walton in 1768, was closed in 1890, and the 

 premises let for 6 a year. One fourth of an endowment of 2,900 administered by the Society 

 of Friends was applied to its support. There is now a Church of England school, seating 188, 

 founded 1898. 



SILKSWORTH. A Church of England school, seating 80, was built by the late W. R. Robinson 

 in 1852. 



SOUTHWICK. School Board formed 10 January, 1874. There are 4 schools: 2 National 

 schools, seating 1,203 ( one built in 1836); a Council school, seating 1,535, built 1878; a 

 Roman Catholic school, seating 227, built 1903. 



SPENNYMOOR. An old Freeholders' school, closed in 1869, is now used for public purposes. 

 There are now 8 schools : 2 National, built 1859 ancl 1869, and seating 1,086 ; 2 Wesleyan, 

 seating 608, and built 1860 and 1874 ; 3 Council, seating 1,926 (first built 1875) ; and i Roman 

 Catholic, seating 513, built 1873-5, and subsequently enlarged. Tudhoe School (National) shares 



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