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South Wilford School |
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"The Free School was built in 1736, pursuant to the will
of Mr Benjamin Carter who, in 1732, left £200 for that purpose, and
bequeathed for its support and for other charitable uses, property which
now produces about £220 per annum, of which £60 is paid to the master,
£5 for school books, £10 to the poor of Wilford, and £20 to St Giles
and St George's charity schools in London.
The school clock was paid for by surplus flood aid money raised to assist
Wilford in 1875.
The building was substantially upgraded in 1886 and is still, in part, in
use today."
Temporary buildings were added in the late 1950s.
A modern school replaced the mix of buildings during 2001/2002.
The new building was occupied in September 2002. |
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CORONATION OF KING EDWARD VII
South Wilford Celebrations
Friday, June 17th, 1902
10 o'clock Children to fall in at school, receive
their medals and parade up village to top green and return to Church.
11 o'clock Service in Church
2 o'clock Sport in Church Meadow
- Maypole Dance by school children
- 100 yard race (open)
- 75 yard race for men over 50
- 100 yard race for boys under 10
- 50 Yard sack race (open)
- 100 yard race for girls under 10
- 100 yard race for men over 30
- 75 yards egg & spoon for women (open)
- 100 yard skipping race for girls over 11
- 50 yard wheelbarrow race
wheeler to be blindfolded (open)
- 100 yard race for boys under 10 & under 16
- 100 yard race for girls under 10 & under 16
- 1 mile race (open)
- 100 yard race for women under 30
- 75 yard race for women under 30
- 100 yard race for girls under 11
3 prizes will be given for each event.
4 o'clock Tea to commence. After tea finish events on
the sports list.
8 o'clock Cinematograph Exhibition, by Mr. C.Taylor, optician,
Bridlesmith Gate, in the Rectory Barn.
A BAND WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE FROM 2 TO 10PM DANCING IN THE EVENING.
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An
entry in White's Directory of Nottinghamshire 1853
"Wilford is a delightful village and parish situated on the south bank
of the Trent, 1½ miles south of Nottingham by the ferry, and three miles
by the turnpike. It has several neat villas belonging to opulent families,
engaged in the trade and commerce of Nottingham. It contains 570
inhabitants and 1,700 acres of land, of the rateable value of £3,400. Sir
J.G.J. Clifton, Bart, is lord of the manor and owner of the soil, except
the glebe, and about 70 acres belonging to Henry Smith Esq. The church is
a fine old structure, occupying a situation close to the Trent, and
commands a most pleasing view of Nottingham and its vicinity, and of the
river which is here lined by a long row of lofty elms. It is dedicated to
St Wilfrid, and the name of the village is evidently a contraction of
Wilfrid's Ford, as there is both a ford and a ferry close by. The tower is
low, but the nave and the two side aisles are spacious, and the chancel
has a handsome altarpiece. The living is a rectory, valued in the King's
books at £18 7s 6d, and received at the enclosure, in 1766, an allotment
of 227 acres in lieu of tithes. The Rev. Thomas Thorpe is the incumbent,
and resides at the rectory house, a neat mansion at the south-east corner
of the churchyard. Sir J.G.J. Clifton, Bart, is the patron of the living.
Wilford seems to have been anciently a Roman station, as many Roman coins
were dug up here about 50 years ago, most of which were of the latter
emperors. Wilford House, the seat of Henry Smith Esq., is a large handsome
brick mansion, with extensive pleasure grounds tastefully laid out."
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