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GOOSEWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Following the Education Act 1902, the Goosewell Board School was transferred to Devon County Council as the Goosewell Elementary School. By the 1930s it had become so overcrowded that pupils were being taught in the Parish Hall. On the afternoon of Saturday April 21st 1934 Sir Francis Acland MP, chairman of the Devon Education Committee, officially opened the new buildings of the Goosewell Junior Council School. The ceremony began with the chairman of the school managers, Mr G H Nutter, asking Mr L H Hine to unfurl the school flag in the grounds. Sir Francis was then presented with a golden key to unlock the door to the School. The key was supplied by Messrs Page, Keen and Page Ltd, jewellers, of Plymouth. The contractors for the buildings were Messrs Wakeham Brothers, also of Plymouth. Sir Francis then planted a commemorative tree in the grounds and revealed that the new buildings would be able to accommodate 270 pupils as compared to 120 in the old School. The vicar of Plymstock Church, the Reverend W H Wreford, also attended the ceremony. [1] With the introduction of the Education Act 1944, the School became the Goosewell County Primary School. Sources:
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