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school, Stanwix
Street:-   Stanwix Bank
locality:-   Stanwix
civil parish:-   Carlisle (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   school (?) 
coordinates:-   NY40025701 (guess) 
1Km square:-   NY4057
10Km square:-   NY45

evidence:-   old painting:- 
placename:-  Old School House, The
item:-  fingerpost
source data:-   Painting, watercolour, The Old School House, Stanwix Bank, Carlisle, Cumberland, by Thomas Bushby, 1890s-1900s.
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View of the old whitewashed schoolhouse seen from a crossroad; it stands on the opposite corner beside a signpost and is adjoined to the right by brickbuilt terraced cottages. To right of composition stand three telegraph poles beside a bank which winds round to the right. 
inscribed at reverse, not visible; beneath backboard:-  "The Old School House Stanwix Carlisle Thos. Bushby Victoria Lodge Currock Carlisle"
item:-  Tullie House Museum : 1963.107.3
Image © Tullie House Museum

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