St Martin’s Adult School, Bradley, Staffordshire

[plimmerian]

My friend has an 1886 edition of “The Fireside” by Rev. Charles Bullock, presented in 1887 to his (speculated) great grandfather James Pearson, who was born in 1870.

The certificate inside states it was given to him by St Martin’s Adult School, Bradley:
W. W. Chettle (vicar)
D. Bills (superintendent)
H. Moody (treasurer)
E. J. Caldicott (secretary)

Any knowledge of this school / building most welcome, thank you.

[Kay99]

Newspaper articles of the time mention St Martins Schools Bradley as whole - posssibly in this location  https://maps.nls.uk/view/115475917#zoom=6&lat=10268&lon=9523&layers=BT with another building to the north which I think is the actual school https://maps.nls.uk/view/115475526#zoom=6&lat=1043&lon=9416&layers=BT

Kay

[plimmerian]

Thank you so much for those useful links.

Happy New Year to you 

[plimmerian]

The stone above the door of what appears to be a school building, now sign posted as the church.
(The church building seems to have been demolished and is now bungalows.)

 

[Kay99]

Happy New Year to you well.   

 I does look like the church sold their building and moved into the school building and the school was relocated to a site in Wallace Road on a much larger site.

16 April 1976 - Staffordshire Newsletter - Stafford, Staffordshire
The village vicar, the Reverend Anthony Sadler of the Church of St Nicholas, Castle Bromley has put in a bid (£2,000)for the eight bells at St Martin's Church, Bradley, Bilston, which is due to be demolished. His bid was successful

Kay

[plimmerian]

Thank you once again for the useful information

Best wishes

[plimmerian]

Further research gave the possible people:

W. W. Chettle (vicar) - William Walker Chettle 1828–1899

D. Bills (superintendent) - unable to locate at this time

H. Moody (treasurer) - Harry Moody 1839–1920

E. J. Caldicott (secretary) - Edward James Caldicott 1853–1934


Any help to find D. Bills most welcome, thank you! 

[plimmerian]

The photo of the stone isn't very clear I'm sad to say but what I can just make out is:

This stone was laid *****

Revd S Cordon vicar

On behalf of the ***** mentioned school *****

J H Thompson Esq                                 C ***** Hughes

W (Hale?) Esq                                       G Johnson Esq

T Hodson Esq                                       Revd W H Fletcher

                        October 18 1900

[Kay99]

I will have a look for D Bills but they are thin on the ground    and I sadly gave up with parts of the stone

Kay