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A brick building with large circular windows and a tall, pointed tower sits behind a wooden fence and dense hedge.

National Board School, Gamlingay, early 1900s

National Board School, Gamlingay

History of National Board School

The school was opened in 1877.

Architectural drawing showing stone school buildings with a spire, floor plans in the corner, and children in a playground.

Plan of Board School from 1876

A 1885 Ordnance Survey map extract showing a pink-shaded school building, surrounding plots, and Methodist Chapel label.

Schol Gamlingay OS 1885

A large group of schoolchildren and a female teacher pose for a portrait in front of a brick wall, arranged in four rows.

Gamlingay School Year 1 & 2, 1925, teacher Miss Sawford

Large group of boys and one adult man posing in front of a brick wall, all dressed in formal late Victorian-era clothing.

Gamlingay Board School, 1901

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