Catalogue description WINSFORD VERDIN COUNTY GRAMMAR SCHOOL

This record is held by Cheshire Archives and Local Studies

Details of SL 151
Reference: SL 151
Title: WINSFORD VERDIN COUNTY GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Date: 1892-1972
Held by: Cheshire Archives and Local Studies, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Verdin Technical School, 1895-1906, Cheshire

Verdin Higher Elementary School, 1906-1925, Cheshire

Verdin County School, 1925-1935, Cheshire

Verdin Grammar School, Winsford, Cheshire
Immediate source of acquisition:

Acc 1249(pt),1470(pt),01700(pt),06197(pt),4190(pt),02912(pt) 4870
Subjects:
  • Cheshire
  • Educational administration
  • Education
Administrative / biographical background:

This school was built in 1895 under a scheme of the Charity Commissioners with money supplied by Sir Joseph Verdin, bart. The premises housed both a day school and evening classes. The original name of Verdin Technical School was changed to Verdin Higher Elementary School in August 1906. In 1925 the school became a secondary school and a new governing body was appointed, The name was changed from Verdin County School to Verdin Grammar School in 1935.
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