Kegworth Heritage Centre
Kegworth Heritage Plaques - Bottom School
Dragwell
Date unknown
Bottom School
Private Dwelling - 2024
Dragwell is thought to be so named because it was a long drag to fetch water up from the well, which was situated halfway down the hill in the archway in the stone wall of a building.
This building was known as ‘Top School’ and the next building was known as ‘Bottom School’.
The Bottom School was built in the 1830’s to be used as a local village school under the sponsorship of the Church of England authority.
The church school was for children of both genders aged 4 to 11 years. The ‘Top School’ was added in the 1860’s to be used specifically for boys. These schools were superseded in 1939 when a new County Primary School was built by the Leicestershire Education Authority on High Street.
The lower building is now a private dwelling.
This building was known as ‘Top School’ and the next building was known as ‘Bottom School’.
The Bottom School was built in the 1830’s to be used as a local village school under the sponsorship of the Church of England authority.
The church school was for children of both genders aged 4 to 11 years. The ‘Top School’ was added in the 1860’s to be used specifically for boys. These schools were superseded in 1939 when a new County Primary School was built by the Leicestershire Education Authority on High Street.
The lower building is now a private dwelling.