Posts tagged: School

Heanor Grammar School, Derbyshire - June 2020

08 June 2020 - Posted in Exploring by tomr - Comments

Quite an interesting building (the old parts at least), more recently used by Derby College it was originally constructed as the Heanor Grammar School in 1912, it ceased to be a school in 1976 and became an annex of South East Derbyshire College which was taken over by Derby College in 2010. The Read more

Royal Masonic School for Boys, Bushey - November 2012

16 November 2012 - Posted in Exploring by tomr - Comments

First visited earlier in the month by myself, was due to go with Clough but he had car troubles so unfortunately couldn't come. Headed back recently with Humpa as part of our little road trip. It's a nice relaxed explore, not a great deal to see in the actual school part, but the chapel is Read more

Binswood School, Leamington Spa - June 2012

12 June 2012 - Posted in Exploring by tomr - Comments

This Tudor style building was built in 1847. Amongst its successful pupils were Sir Frank Whittle, inventor of the Jet engine who was a scholar here between 1918 and 1923. The school subsequently became part of the North Leamington Community School. It closed in 2009 and is now undergoing Read more