Gayton School

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Date:1906 - 1907 (c.)

Description:Gayton School was built in 1870 by Lord Harrowby and was named the Earl of Harrowby Parochial School. In 1910 the average attendance was 33 children. The school was transferred to the Local Education Authority in 1927 but due to falling numbers the school closed on 5 June 1946 and children in the village then travelled by bus to Stowe by Chartley primary school.

This postcard was franked in Weston and sent to an address in Uttoxeter.

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Image courtesy of: The Roy Lewis Postcard Collection

Donor ref:Roy Lewis-639 (240/48172)

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