Timeline
Built in 1304
Used as a Chapel until the 16th century
Left to decay until the early 18th century
Trust created to use the building as a school in 1707
Existed as the Bluecoat School until 1914
Used as a classroom for cookery and woodwork in the early 20th century
Used as an overflow classroom for the local secondary school in the 1960s and 70s
Left to fall into disrepair
Repaired in 1992 and leased as an antiques shop
Left empty in 2000
Put up for sale in 2003
Thatcham (Old Bluecoat School) Charity established 2004
History
The Old Bluecoat School has a rich, 700 year history. This includes its original use as a chapel, various periods of neglect, a time as a school room and even a short period as an antiques shop. The history can be broken down into three distinct periods:
