Building record TQ 54 SE 281 - The Skinners' School, St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells

Summary

The Skinner's School was founded in 1887. It is visible on the 1898 2nd edition OS map, with two buildings and a field. In the 3rd Edition (1907-1923), a rifle range appears in the north east of the field. In the south-east, some small and unlabelled buildings appear. The rifle range disappears by the 4th edition (1929-1952), and more buildings are built encompassing the two extant. There are now (2022) 17 buildings of varying size which appear on the site. The whole site is tarmac, with the fringes and a central thing rectangle remaining green.

Location

Grid reference Centred TQ 5828 4056 (169m by 170m)
Map sheet TQ54SE
County KENT
District TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT
Civil Parish ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<(1)> Ordnance Survey, 1893-7, Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898 (Map). SWX11832.

<(2)> Wikipedia, 2022, Wikipedia (The Skinners' School Page) (Website). SKE55049.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <(1)> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1893-7. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 2nd edition : 1893-1898. 1:2500.
  • <(2)> Website: Wikipedia. 2022. Wikipedia (The Skinners' School Page).

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 22 2022 2:57PM