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Sevington School was founded in 1849 by Joseph Neeld, a Wiltshire landowner, for the children of his estate workers. It was built in the fashionable Neo-Gothic style and included a schoolroom and teacher’s house with parlour, kitchen and two bedrooms. The curriculum was narrow and designed to fit pupils for their station in life either in service or as farm labourers, working on the Neeld estates. In 1860 Miss Elizabeth Squire was engaged as school teacher and she remained in charge until the school closed in 1913. Today it is used as a re-enactment centre for primary school children, and is open to the public during the summer. == Building == The earliest reference to Sevington School occurs in a census of Wiltshire schools, undertaken in 1859. The recorder describes ‘a very picturesque school and teacher’s house with boarded floor ‘en parquet’ and wall desks. It is supported by the lord of the manor, who pays the mistress’s stipend, the school pence being applied to other purposes.’ 〔Warburton Census of Wiltshire Schools 1859〕 More than a century later, Nikolaus Pevsner endorsed this judgment, describing the schoolroom as ‘an outstanding example of a very small village school of the mid C19 with original furnishing, edge-grain and wood-block floor and fireplace’ in his series ''The Buildings of England'' .〔Nikolaus Pevsner the Buildings of England: Wiltshire〕 The school was built at the height of the Gothic Revival and the architect, James Thomson, seems to have been aiming for a deliberately picturesque effect. To that end, material from the derelict church at Leigh Delamere, including the massive bell tower, doorway arch and 15th century reredos was incorporated into the building. Today both the schoolroom and schoolhouse are Grade II * listed buildings and the unusual floor in the school room continues to attract the interest of visitors.〔British Listed Buildings: Wiltshire〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sevington Victorian School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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