Primary Schools in Heywood Lancashire

[AureliaSB]

According to the 1891 census my grandfather is listed as a scholar whilst living on Peel Lane in Heywood Lancashire.
I would like to view his school records if possible but I don't know which school he attended, does anyone on the forum know how I could find out the names of the local schools in the Peel Lane Heywod area in the late 1800s that my grandfather could have attended?

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[chempat]

To start with, have you looked at a large scale map around 1891 to see what schools were in that area?

added:
Peel Lane runs to the bottom left, under the Gas works, and between Roach Mill and Back O'Th Moss.

https://maps.nls.uk/view/126520628#zoom=3&lat=2997&lon=5731&layers=BT

[AureliaSB]

I have only looked at the Lancashire Mario maps so far but there aren't any overlay first edition maps to look at the past housing/schools in the area, looks like new housing has now been built on and around the Peel Lane area.

The house number my Grandfather lived in was 3 Peel Lane which will have now been demolished, also there doesn't appear to be any schools in the area, again they will probably have been demolished.

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[chempat]

Map I posted link to shows school opposite church - St Michael's

http://rochdalenorthwest.org/st-michaels/

Possibly a little far to get to?

Added: 1 mile, so not too far.  Will keep looking.

[AureliaSB]

Thanks, found Peel Lane.

It's a pity the house numbers aren't shown so that I could pin point where he lived.

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[AureliaSB]

Yes, Ashworth, Bamford or Norden would have been quite a trek to school from Heywood.

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[chempat]

I do not think that a mile is a long walk.

House numbers can change, unfortunately.  On the census have you looked to see which route the enumerator was recording to see which junction no 3 was nearest?

British newspaper archives have quite a few reports of 'Bamford School' but several refer to the Sunday school.  Worth investigating all of them,  or trying "Heywood School"?

[chempat]

Rochdale Observer 1870

ST. LUKE’S, HEYWOOD, AND ST. MICHAEL’S, BAMFORD. The teachers and scholars connected with the above schools, to the number of 600, took part in a procession, headed by the Hopwood brass band, and afterwards attended service in St. James’s Church. Refreshments were supplied in the school, and recreations indulged in. The clergy present were the Revs. T. Ramsbotham, A. Dean, J. Groves, and T. Fish. Number of teachers on the books: St. Luke’s, Heywood, 64; St. Michael’s, Bamford, 8. Male scholars: St. Luke’s, Heywood, 273; St. Michael’s, Bamford, 34. Female: St. Luke’s, Heywood, 241; St. Michael’s, Bamford, 29. Volumes in library: St. Luke’s, Heywood, 800; St. Michael’s, Bamford, none.

St Luke's is 0.6 miles?

http://www.stlukesceprimary.co.uk/about-us/the-history-of-st-lukes/

[heywood]

What school records are you looking for?
Find my Past has some admission registers but I don’t think Heywood is included.
Have you tried Local History Archives at Heywood or Rochdale libraries? I think I have accessed records for Heywood at Bury library but that was some years ago.