School does not appear on the 1879 OS map. Date stone reads 'Spring Street Board School -1879-'. Unrendered brick on all buildings associated with the site. Original boundary wall is flush to the side of the building. This is stone. Brick lintels and stone sills. Roof appears to be original slate. (NCC Notes 1)
Locally Listed by Ashfield District Council (ADC Ref: 527) (1).

A Board School built in 1879. A fairly plain building, the only decorative effect of note is the Bulwell stone basement. The original plan form has been largely obscured and only two partitions remain. All windows are modern casements, with the upper portions bricked in. Of the 2 surviving covered playgrounds, one has been heavily altered. The master’s house has been demolished. Board Schools (1870 to 1903). All Board schools were built as a result of the 1870 Education Act. They form part of the very first phase of large-scale country wide investment in educational services. This was a momentous point in the history of the country as well as the county that marked the beginning of the compulsory education system. Board school buildings are generally of good architectural quality for the time and have a distinct appearance that is readily associated with both heritage and the education system of the county. They are often in highly focal locations that may contribute to the local townscape and sense of place. In Nottinghamshire they were designed by a variety of architects. The pre-eminent architects are unlikely to have produced more than one or two schools so it should be assumed, until otherwise proven, that each one is unique. (2)

<1> Ashfield District Council, Ashfield Local List (Document). SNT4755.

<2> NCC, 2004, NCC Schools Survey (DR2817) (Unpublished document). SNT5343.