Old King Edward's School is a former school building in Bath, Somerset, England. Standing on Broad Street, near its junction with Saracen Street, the building was built in 1752, the work of Thomas Jelly. It is now a Grade II* listed building, having been added in 1950.[1]
| King Edward's School | |
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Broad Street , Somerset , BA1 1RS England | |
| Coordinates | 51°23′03″N 2°21′38″W / 51.384273°N 2.360444°W |
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| Motto | Dieu et mon droit (God and my right) Ministrare, non ministrari (To serve, not to be served) |
| Established | 1752 |
| Founder | King Edward VI |
| Closed | 1990 |
| Former pupils | Old Edwardians |
It was King Edward's School from 1752 to 1990, after the school moved from the nave of the disused Church of St Mary's Northgate,[2] where it had been for almost 200 years.[3] In 1990, after just under 250 years, the junior school followed the secondary school's relocation to a new site on North Road at the southeastern edge of the city around 25 years earlier.
In 1997, an application to turn the building into a public house by Samuel Smith Old Brewery was refused,[4] although it still owns the property.[5][6] A scheme for use as a hotel has also been withdrawn. The building remains on the Heritage at Risk Register, but work to repair the roof has reduced the risk to the property.[7] Proposals to use it as a temporary shelter for the homeless were rejected in 2018, by the brewery, claiming that work would be "commencing very soon".[8] As of 2024[update], it remains vacant.[9]
Architecture
editThe building is two storeys with four dormers and five sash windows. It has a central pediment with a coat of arms and a central doorway with a pediment on Ionic half columns.[7]
References
edit- ^ "King Edward's School". Images of England. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
- ^ The Church of St. Mary's Northgate, Bath – Peter Davenport, p. 15
- ^ "History of King Edwards School | About | King Edward's School, Bath". www.kesbath.com. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Sumner, Stephen (16 August 2021). "Former Bath school could finally become pub and hotel 35 years after pupils left". Somerset Live. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Wimperis, John (7 March 2023). "Owner of old Bath building left empty could be made to sell". Somerset Live. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ Trust, Bath Preservation (2 December 2020). "BPT Open Letter to B&NES about Future of Old King Edward's School". Bath Preservation Trust. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ a b "King Edwards School, Broad Street, Bath — Bath and North East Somerset (UA)". English Heritage. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Nooks and Corners". Private Eye. 1474: 21. 13 July 2018.
- ^ Reporter, Local Democracy (15 May 2024). "Former pupil hoping to turn Broad Street site into new circus school". Bath Echo. Retrieved 24 July 2024.