SCHOOLS 



1810-12. St. Giles (Ch.) School, founded 16 January, 1874, w.-is built with ^^400 from the 

 GiUygate Church estate, which also pays jTi; yearly to the school, under Chancery scheme of 

 28 February, 1866. Under a scheme of the Charity Commissioners of 14 July, 1876, 

 Thomas Cradoclc's Charity of ;^532 71. i uA Consols is applicable in prizes or bursaries at public 

 elementary schools in Durham. A School Board was formed 15 March, 1871. The schools now 

 in existence number 10: of these, 2 are National, seating 1,377 5 • Church of England, seating 

 202 ; 2 Roman Catholic, seating 866 (both established since 1877) ; i parochial, seating 484 ; a 

 practising school connected with St. Hild's Diocesan Training College for Schoolmistresses, and 

 seating 380 girls and infants ; and a Model Boys' School, seating 216 (founded by deed 27 September, 

 1845) ; and 2 Council schools, seating 369. 



Felling Urban District. — The schools number 9: i Church of England, seating 168 

 (built in 1815); I Roman Catholic, seating 918 (established in 1867); *"^ 7 Council schools, 

 seating 4,289. 



H.ARTLEPOOL Municipal Borough. — The Crookes Charity School, conducted as a Church of 

 England school, owes its origin to John Crookes, who by will in 1742 gave ^^24 a year for the 

 education of 24 boys. The gift was void, but was carried out by deed of Anne Crookes in 1755. 

 The school was held in premises leased from the Corporation, until in 1870 the present school site 

 was purchased from the trustees of Henry Smith's Charity. Its endowment now consists of a house 

 and 17 acres of land at Stranton (producing ;^I0S yearly), and a sum of ^^990 15J. 5;/. Consols. 

 Middleton St. John's (Ch. of E.) was founded in i84i,let in 1877 to the School Board for 19 years, 

 and now again conducted by the trustees as a Church school. Prissick Endowed School, founded 

 by John Wells, a devisee of Henry, Christopher, and Elizabeth Prissick by deed of 1835, possesses 

 an income from endowment of ;^200. These 3 schools seat 1,142. A School Board was formed 

 II December, 1883. There are i Roman Catholic school, seating 477, and founded 1882; and 

 7 Council schools, seating 4,257 ; making a total for this borough of 11 schools. 



Hebburn Urban District. — Formerly included in Jarrow School Board District, formed 

 24 March, 1871. The schools now in existence number 6. Of these l is National, seating 448 ; 

 I Roman Catholic, seating 737 ; i Wesleyan, seating 222 ; and 3 are Council schools, seating 

 3.308. 



Jarrow Municipal Borough. — School Board formed 24 March, 1871. The schools now in 

 existence number 9: of these I is National, seating 767 (founded 1874) ; i Wesleyan, seating 389 

 (founded 1867) ; i Roman Catholic, seating 1,587 (founded 1890) ; 5 Council, seating 4,369 (all 

 founded after 1872) ; and I Church of England, Ellison School, seating 783, and founded in 1861, 

 on which Dame Sarah Caroline James spent ^^4,000. 



Stockton on Tees Municipal Borough. — St. Thomas' School (Council), seating 41 1, was 

 founded by the trustees of the Stockton Blue Coat School (now the Grammar School), 22 July, 

 1845. The trustees contributed aimually to the support of the school till 1884, at which date they 

 also discontinued a contribution they had made annually to the Trinity Boys' Higher Grade School 

 (National), founded in 1847, which seats 245. The income of ^^300 Consols, endowment of 

 George Sutton's Charity, bequeathed by will proved 24 April, 181 7, for a Female School of 

 Industry, is now paid to Trinity Girls' Higher Grade School (National). Of the 17 schools now 

 in existence, 2, the above-named, are National, seating 576 ; i Church of England, seating 277 • 

 3 Roman Catholic, seating 2,181 ; and 11 are Council schools, seating 7,997. 



AREA UNDER COUNTY COUNCIL 



Armfield Plain Urban District, — School Board formed 29 October, 1875. Kyo and 

 Oxhill School Board formed 5 November, 1875. The 5 schools in existence, seating 2,247, ^^^ 

 all Council Schools. 



Barmston. — School Board formed 28 July, 1875. i Council School, seating 90, built 1876. 



Barnard Castle Urban District. — Of the 4 schools now in existence, i, Barnard Castle, 

 seating 500, is National, and was founded by subscription m 181 3-1 5 ; in 1890 new buildings 

 were erected on the old site and on land given by the Duke of Cleveland ; I, Wesleyan, seating 

 288, founded 1823, was placed upon the trusts of the Wesleyan Chapel Model Deed by scheme 

 of Charity Commissioners, 21 May, 1882, and has an income from endowment of about £'^6 ; 

 I, the Barrington Victoria Infants, seating 182, is British, and was founded in 1837 ; and i, St. 

 Mary's Roman Catholic, built 1868, seats 103. 



Bearpark. — School Board formed i July, 1875. i Council School, seating 444, built in 

 1877. 



Belmont. — There are 2 schools, both Church of England, viz. Old Durham, Londonderry, 

 seating 285, founded about 1836; and Belmont, seating 336, built in 1869 on a site given by 



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