New Classrooms, Cockerham Parochial Schools, Main Street, Cockerham

COCKERHAM, LANCASHIRE — For building new class-rooms and other alterations to Cockerham Schools. Plans, etc., at the Office of Mr. Paley, architect, Lancaster, until December 3. Tenders to December 6.

Reference           Building News 2 December 1859 page 1093

At the south end of the village of Cockerham there is a good school, which was built in 1829 and to which additions have since been made. In the front wall of the master’s house, directly adjoining the school, there is a stone which bears the date 1681. This stone was brought from the old school (the predecessor of the present one) and the date on it has been generally understood to refer to the time when such school, which stood in the north east corner of the churchyard, was built. But that school was erected some time earlier. At an inquiry into the charities of the parish of Cockerham, held on the 11th of May, 1899, it was stated by Assistant Commissioner Cardew that the earliest document relating to Cockerham School Charity was under the episcopal seal of the Bishop of Chester, that it was dated 1679 and that it cited that there had been a school house built, and also a school in the north east corner of the churchyard