Francis Close, Samuel Wilderspin, and Cheltenham Infant School green plaque
Overview
Francis Close, Samuel Wilderspin, and Cheltenham Infant School green plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in England Cheltenham. This green commemorative plaque records: Cheltenham Infant School This is the oldest purpose built infant school in existence. It was built, with a gallery and playground, for 250 pupils to the designs of Samuel Wilderspin and opened on the 26th July 1830.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This green commemorative plaque records: Cheltenham Infant School This is the oldest purpose built infant school in existence.
People and events
The saved account records: It was built, with a gallery and playground, for 250 pupils to the designs of Samuel Wilderspin and opened on the 26th July 1830.
How it worked
The label Commemorative plaque gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Commemorative plaque. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Francis Close, Samuel Wilderspin, and Cheltenham Infant School green plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Cheltenham Infant School This is the oldest purpose built infant school in existence. It was built, with a gallery and playground, for 250 pupils to the designs of Samuel Wilderspin and opened on the 26th July 1830. Founded by Rev. Francis Close. The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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