Cockermouth industrial school

[Cazza47]

Am I right in thinking cockermouth industrial school was like a workhouse?
Is the building still there?
Carol

[*Sandra*]

Cockermouth Grammar School - Strawberry How

Former Industrial School, later Grammar School, and presently office and workshop complex. Opened in 1881 as the Cumberland Industrial School, converted to offices and workshops late C20. Red brick, rising from a shallow blue brick plinth with ashlar sandstone dressings and blue brick blue detailing.

http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-490047-cockermouth-grammar-school-cockermouth-c#.VYhUQulRFok

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Photographs on this link - identical

Industrial School -

http://www.cockermouth.org.uk/album2.php?aid=1

and another of the Grammar School

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01fj0/

http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/CockermouthIS/

Sandra

[Cazza47]

Thank you