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02 - Church Hall (Original School), Leake Road
Erected as a school by Earl Howe in 1829. In 1833 the were 113 pupils—some were only 3-years-old, by 1877 there were 241 on the rolls. This resulted in overcrowding, poor ventilation and sanitation problems, with the children playing in the street. As a result a new school was built on Kegworth Road in 1879.
In the village records there is evidence from apprenticeship documents of schooling in 1737, and also of advertisements for boarding pupils in 1801 at the Gotham Rectory.
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