Sevington Victorian School
where history comes to life...
Sevington Victorian School is a wonderful resource. Set in the heart of the Wiltshire countryside, it is a perfect period piece where history truly comes alive.
The school was founded in 1849. Miss Squire took up her post as teacher just before her twentieth birthday and continued to teach there for more than fifty years. When she retired, the schoolroom was left untouched and today we can still see how it looked in Miss Squire's day, complete with her desk, pointer and blackboard.
Our website gives you all of the information that you need to plan your school or group visit, as well as:
- what you can expect from your visit;
- our curriculum links;
- a wonderful history of Joseph Neeld, the original benefactor;
- an overview of the school in Victorian times;
- a fascinating insight into Miss Squire's prospectus;
- full details of how you can help this unique charity, as well as what you will get out of it!
When you have had a good look around, contact us for more information, or find out how to book here.
Summer Sunday Open Days at Sevington Victorian School
2.00 – 5.00pm
Sevington School is a beautifully preserved Victorian village school set in the heart of the Wiltshire countryside, 4 miles from J17 on the M4, close to Chippenham, Castle Combe and Malmesbury.
Experience and tour the authentic Victorian school room, school mistress’s house and level access gardens. Enjoy our children’s activities and home-made teas.
June 7th - Victorian Garden Display
July 5th - Lace Making Demonstration
Admission: Adults £4, Children £2, Families £10
September 13th - Heritage Weekend Free Entry
Lace Making and Penny-farthing Demonstrations
Sevington Victorian School is very grateful for your kind donations.
As we have no regular sources of funding, we are always grateful for any donations to our Charity. As you can imagine, Sevington School, in common with many smaller charities, has been affected by the loss of fundraising opportunities due to the Corona Virus outbreak and the rising cost of living. If you would like to support us financially, you can donate via PayPal. Simply click on the button to the right.
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More About Sevington
Group Visits
"Visiting Sevington Victorian School is like stepping back in time.” (Hullavington WI)
Come and see us!
Group visits include a schoolroom session and tea in the parlour.
Easy parking.
Would you like to become more actively involved in Sevington School?
Please consider joining us as a Friend. As well as offering us support, you will be kept up to date with all developments and events and will have voting rights at the AGM, giving you a say in the future of this wonderful historical resource.
For details on how to become a Friend,
please click here.
Our Wonderful Modern Facilities
We did it! Our project to improve disabled access is complete.
We've raised the money, completed the build and now our new facilities are all in place. They certainly got the approval of one of our visitors!
This is all thanks to the generosity of the community and a lot of hard work by our wonderful team of volunteers.
