Oversands School
Appearance
Witherslack Hall School | |
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Address | |
Witherslack Grange-Over-Sands , Cumbria , LA11 6SD England | |
Coordinates | 54°16′05″N 2°52′00″W / 54.26814°N 2.86667°W |
Information | |
Department for Education URN | 112452 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Gender | Boys |
Age | 12 to 16 |
Enrolment | 55 |
Witherslack Hall School was situated in the village of Witherslack near Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, England. It was opened in 1973[1] as a residential and day school for boys aged 11–19 with special educational needs, including complex learning, communication, behavioural, emotional and social difficulties.[2] The school has now been renamed to Oversands School.[1]
Witherslack Hall
The school's central building, Witherslack Hall, was built in 1874 by Lancaster architects Paley and Austin and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[3] It gave its name to a steam locomotive in the GWR Modified Hall Class, 6990 Witherslack Hall.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Oversands School", Gov.uk, retrieved 22 April 2020
- ^ Witherslack Hall School, retrieved 18 April 2011
- ^ Historic England, "Witherslack Hall and attached outbuilding (1087135)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 15 November 2012