Fowler Newsam Hall
| Fowler Newsam Hall | |
|---|---|
 The refurbished Bell Tower at Fowler Newsam Hall | |
 | |
| Former names | Hermitage school for boys, girls, and infants Hermitage school for boys, girls Saint Ann's Junior Mixed School |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Victorian School |
| Architectural style | Victorian |
| Address | 1a Avenue Road, London, N15 |
| Coordinates | 51°34′53″N 0°05′06″W / 51.581327°N 0.085082°W |
| Renovated | 1978/9 |
| Renovation cost | £528,000 |
| Renovating team | |
| Renovating firm | Rackham Construction |
Fowler Newsam Hall is a Grade II listed group of Victorian school buildings. Originally the Saint Ann's Junior Mixed School, they become dilapidated during the nineteen sixties. They were refurbished by Rackham Construction in 1978/9 using in part a grant of £345,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund,[1] and reopened on 1 July 1979.[2] The charity set up in 1966 to raise funds for this purpose was closed in 2013.[3]
Fowler Newsam, a wealthy business man who lived near the site, was the primary benefactor of both St Ann's Church opposite the hall on Avenue Road and the school itself.[4]
Architecture
...a 19th brick building with three gables of varying width. A recessed entrance has a pointed arched doorway with a bell tower.
— Edith's Streets.[5]
History
The school opened in 1858 as the Hermitage school for boys, girls, and infants.[6] Following the establishment of a new boys' school and then and infants' school this building became a girls' school in 1871.[6]
Current use
The hall is today used for a variety of community purposes including a school of dance[7] and the Fowler Newsham Hall Counselling Project.[8]
References
- ^ http://www.hlf.org.uk/ourproject/Pages/Nov1995/5a47ada7-c26c-4654-a797-bbc34073e7d2.aspx
- ^ http://www.rackhamconstruction.com/fowlernewsamhall.html
- ^ "Removed charity". apps.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Tottenham: Churches | British History Online". british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Edith's Streets: Stonebridge Brook - St.Ann's Road". edithsstreets.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ a b "A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 5: Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfield, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham". Tottenham: Education. British History Online. 1976. pp. 364–376. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "Expired website | This website has expired". suepaddockdancing.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ http://www.fnhcp.org.uk