Kegworth Heritage Centre
Kegworth Heritage Plaques - Top School
Dragwell
Top School 1927
Dance School - 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 11years. 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 These schools were superseded in 1939 when a new County Primary School was built by the Leicestershire Education Authority on High Street.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 then became a private house and the higher building was used as a Church Hall. This was sold in 2019 and is now a School of Dance.
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 11years. 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 These schools were superseded in 1939 when a new County Primary School was built by the Leicestershire Education Authority on High Street.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 then became a private house and the higher building was used as a Church Hall. This was sold in 2019 and is now a School of Dance.