Highfield School
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Highfield School is a Primary School located in the Highfield district of Southampton
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was a resident of Portswood Lodge (later Portswood House) in Highfield. Part of his estate included Small Gains Field which bordered Back Lane (now Church Lane). A deed of covenant from 1846 stated that he:
The school was opened in 1849, with a building to house the schoolmaster and one classroom. As Highfield grew and became an independent parish
in its own right, additional classrooms were added. A report in a Victorial logbook of 1869 stated that the school was "short" due to haymaking. The school was originally funded through subscriptions and government grants in a system known as "school pence".
In 1970, juniors from the school marched from the Church Lane premises to a new school building in Hawthorn Road, designed by architect
Colin Hewett. The infants, who were at that stage taught in temporary huts on Southampton Common
, were moved into the Church Lane buildings.
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Stephen Ram of Ramford, County WexfordCounty Wexford
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was a resident of Portswood Lodge (later Portswood House) in Highfield. Part of his estate included Small Gains Field which bordered Back Lane (now Church Lane). A deed of covenant from 1846 stated that he:
granted and conveyed two perches of land out of a piece named Small Gains Field and facing Back Lane to the minister and churchwardens of South StonehamSt. Mary's Church, South StonehamSt. Mary's Church, South Stoneham is one of the two remaining medieval churches in the city of Southampton, England. Parts of the building date from the Norman period and the chancel arch is 12th century...
and their successors for a school for the education of children in the labouring, manufacturing and other poorer classes in the parish of South Stoneham and as a residence for the schoolmaster or schoolmistress.
The school was opened in 1849, with a building to house the schoolmaster and one classroom. As Highfield grew and became an independent parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
in its own right, additional classrooms were added. A report in a Victorial logbook of 1869 stated that the school was "short" due to haymaking. The school was originally funded through subscriptions and government grants in a system known as "school pence".
In 1970, juniors from the school marched from the Church Lane premises to a new school building in Hawthorn Road, designed by architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
Colin Hewett. The infants, who were at that stage taught in temporary huts on Southampton Common
Southampton Common
Southampton Common is a large open space to the north of the city centre of Southampton, England. It is bounded by the districts of Shirley, Bassett, Highfield and Portswood. The area supports a large variety of wildlife, including the largest recorded population of the internationally rare great...
, were moved into the Church Lane buildings.