Keld Old School Museum

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The building, in 2020 Former Chapel School, Keld.jpg
The building, in 2020

The Keld Old School Museum is a museum in a historic building in Keld, North Yorkshire, a village in England.

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The school was built in 1847, on the initiative of James Wilkinson, minister at the Keld Congregational Church. It closed in the 1970s, and was used as a bunkhouse, then as a storeroom. The building was grade II listed in 1986. [1] [2] In 2022, it was restored by the Keld Resource Centre, and opened as a museum of life in Upper Swaledale. [3]

The building is constructed of stone, with quoins, and a stone slate roof with stone copings. There is a single storey and three bays. On the front is a projecting gabled porch with the entry in the right side. In the porch is a sash window, and the other windows are casements. On the left gable is a bellcote with heart-shaped openings, an inscription and the date 1847. [2] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Craig, W. J. (1976). "The Keld Literary Institute" (PDF). British Mining (3). Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 Historic England. "Former Chapel School, Muker (1318283)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Keld Old School Saved for the Next Generation". Richmondshire Building Preservation Trust. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN   978-0-300-25903-2.

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