Thurlbear.
In the 19th century,
children used to be taught
for a few pence a day in
a room over the stables,
converted from the Tudor
Tithe barn.
Kelly's Directory for 1861
says that "There is a school
for boys and girls supported
by voluntary subscription".
By 1872, a handsome
School-house was erected.
Source: R.A.Sixsmith - A
History of Thurlbear. (1956)
