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. Harrington'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 

 1,1 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, ol 

 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 1 707 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 slock, 

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

 Charity), and ;^340 iSs. 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 and 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 ;^8o yearly for a school in Siierburn House 

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

 Thornlcy, and Wingate. By Charity Commissioners' scheme of 2 2 April, 1898, any portion not 

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

 j^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 1 84 1, possesses a school cottage conveyed by 

 deed of 1846, was built in 1877 from tlie 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, 1 84 1, was sold in 1866 for ;{^300, spent on the new buildings erected on land 

 given by the dean and chapter of Durham in i860. 



Shot'i'on. — A school founded by Edward Walton in 1768, was closed in 1890, and the 

 premises let for £(> 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 arc 4 schools: 2 National 

 schools, seating 1,203 (o"<^ ''"■'' '" '^3^)i * Council school, seating 1,535, built 1878; a 

 Roman Catholic school, seating 227, built 1903. 



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

 There arc now 8 schools : 2 National, built 1859 and 1869, and seating 1,086; 2 VVesicyan, 

 seating 608, and built i860 and 1874 ; 3 Council, seating 1,926 (first built 1875) ; and i Roman 

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



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