Gardens · South West England
Newell House School Including Forecourt Walls Railings And Gates,
Newell House School Including Forecourt Walls Railings And Gates, — a garden in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
Roger Cornfoot — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Dog-friendly
About
Newell House School Including Forecourt Walls Railings And Gates, is a garden of interest in england-south-west, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Newell House School was a school in Sherborne, Dorset, England. The school stood at the junction of the A30 road and Marston Road.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The east side of the building dates from 1625. Other parts date from the 17th and 19th centuries. The neighbouring barn is also listed. The school closed in 2000. The building, which is privately owned, had fallen into disrepair. The building had attracted vandalism and anti social behaviour. In May 2023, the school was covered in vegetation. In September 2025, a councillor on Dorset Council said that the school was a "high arson risk". On 26 April 2026, the school roof was destroyed in a fire. The Campaign for the Protection of Rural England said the local authorities "could and should" have done more to protect an historic building which became a "magnet for persistent anti-social…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.9501, -2.5214
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Sherborne
- Postcode
- DT9 3PL
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Dorset
- Established
- 1625
Sources
- wikidata: Q26404448 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Newell House School (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newell House School Including Forecourt Walls Railings And Gates,?
- Newell House School Including Forecourt Walls Railings And Gates, is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode DT9 3PL), in the parish of Sherborne.
- When was Newell House School Including Forecourt Walls Railings And Gates, built?
- Built or established in 1625.
- How do I get to Newell House School Including Forecourt Walls Railings And Gates,?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DT9 3PL. It sits within the West Dorset parliamentary constituency.