Fishergate Primary School
Fishergate Primary School is a historic school on Fishergate, immediately south of the city centre of York in England.
The York School Board commissioned Walter Brierley to design a new school building on Fishergate, to accommodate 180 pupils. Work started in 1893, and the school opened in August 1895.[1][2] The school building was grade II listed in 1997.[3] In 2022, two Victorian rocking horses were discovered in the school's basement, then restored for the use of current pupils.[4] By that time, the roll had risen to 300 children.[2] In 2025, it was the first primary school in York to be designated as a School of Sanctuary.[5]
The building is constructed of orange-brown brick, with dressings in orange brick, some of which is moulded, and slate roofs. It is two storeys high and the front has a nine-bay central wing, with three-bay crosswings either side. Behind is a tall six-bay hall range, and at the rear is a 16-bay two-storey range. Most of the windows are sashes, while the hall has dormer windows. The first floor windows at the front are separate by brick pilasters, with a brick frieze and cornice above. The central entrance has a round arch with a lion keystone and a panel above with the Royal Arms and the date 1894.[3][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Gordon, Maxine (13 July 2022). "Fishergate Primary School, York: a look back in 13 photos". The Press. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ^ a b Cooper, Joe (13 December 2022). "Yorkshire school which can't fit all pupils on playground to get new games area". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ^ a b "Fishergate County Primary School". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ^ "York school's Victorian rocking horses restored to former glory". BBC News. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ^ Callow, Fiona (27 November 2025). "Primary school given School of Sanctuary status". BBC News. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Neave, David (1995) [1972]. Yorkshire: York and the East Riding. The Buildings of England (2 ed.). New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-09593-7.