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Chelveston-cum-Caldecott Endowed School

Chelveston School
The school today is used as the Village Hall
It stands between the village of Chelveston and hamlet of Caldecott

School Interior 2014
This School was built by
subscription in the year
of our Lord 1864. The site and stones, in addition to a liberal donation in money, were the gift of H C Wise Esq and Mrs Wise, of Woodcote Hall, Warwickshire, and Mrs Disbrowe of Walton Hall, Derbyshire.
Trustees
George Malim, Vicar
Alexander Dixon, Curate
John Young, J.P.
Andrew Leighton
James Browning
stone plaque memorial plaque
Above: A Plaque commemorating a gift to Northampton Hospital War Memorial Appeal
Below: the plaque (above) is on the wall above the clock.
Below: Under the window cill is the plaque pictured above.
beams ans plaque window
Now the Village Hall - available to hire. Many original features are preserved.
an old fireplace preserved the door

Plans for closure were part of the "Town's School Plan" for Rushden district in 1947


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