{"id":27551,"date":"2021-02-16T16:21:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T16:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=27551"},"modified":"2021-02-16T18:33:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T18:33:46","slug":"campaigners-fight-to-save-historic-girls-school-in-cowbridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/campaigners-fight-to-save-historic-girls-school-in-cowbridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Campaigners fight to save historic girls school in Cowbridge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The derelict but historically significant Cowbridge Girls School, the first secondary school for girls in England and Wales, is at risk of being knocked down and replaced with flats and houses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hafod Housing Association has submitted <a href=\"https:\/\/vogonline.planning-register.co.uk\/plarecord.aspx?appno=2018\/01408\/FUL\">plans<\/a> to Vale of Glamorgan Council to demolish the site and replace with 30 flats and 4 houses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, a campaign to save the building in some capacity has emerged and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/vale-of-glamorgan-planning-department-save-wales-victorian-treasure-object-to-plans-for-the-former-girls-school-cowbridge?redirect=false\">petition<\/a> opposing the proposed plans has gained over 5,000 signatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AHEAD OF ITS TIME<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-16-at-15.47.12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27558\" width=\"628\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-16-at-15.47.12.png 794w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-16-at-15.47.12-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-16-at-15.47.12-770x575.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-16-at-15.47.12-293x219.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-16-at-15.47.12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27558\" width=\"628\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-16-at-15.47.12.png 794w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-16-at-15.47.12-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-16-at-15.47.12-770x575.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-16-at-15.47.12-293x219.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The school in 1907. Credit: Rob Scourfield.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Established in 1896, under the Welsh Education Act of 1889, the school functioned until Cowbridge Comprehensive School was opened in 1974. The old girls\u2019 school was then used as the comprehensive\u2019s sixth form building. It has been empty for 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Tudur Davies of the &#8216;Save the Old Girls\u2019 School&#8217; campaign says the school was ahead of its time when it opened with facilities including a science room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis wasn\u2019t standard for schools at that time,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It wasn\u2019t standard that girls were allowed to study science. This was really important as a building in terms of what it provided for the girls. It would be such a shame if it was lost.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in 2019 the &#8216;Save the Old Girls\u2019 School&#8217; campaign, along with &#8216;Save Britain\u2019s Heritage&#8217; group offered to work with the developers to restore the building for social housing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was rejected by Hafod Housing, which stated: \u201cWe have reviewed the plans provided by Save Britain\u2019s Heritage and there were a number of challenges with the design that are not feasible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Where possible, we do our best to preserve existing buildings if it is economical and in the interests of meeting local housing needs. However, in this instance the former school is in a very poor state of repair and it is not commercially feasible to retain the structure for re-use.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AN HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL LOSS<\/strong> <strong>FOR WALES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Campaigner Sara Pedersen says it would be a great loss to Cowbridge and Wales if the building was knocked down as its of great historical and architectural significance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got a real Welsh treasure there, we should look after and restore her,&#8221; she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;She should stand there as a reminder of the privileges she allowed girls which they had not had before. 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