Children from Dendron School marked the end of an era as they commemorated the closure of their school in July 1994.

They dressed in Victorian clothes to recreate the atmosphere of a real Victorian classroom.

Pupils at the 352-year-old school put on a special play showing the long history of the school.

Dendron and Aldingham School were amalgamating with Urswick Grammar School and moving to the new Furness School the following term.

Dendron first opened its doors as a school in 1642.

Aldingham was the relative youngster as it was only set up in 1859.

All the schools would shut their doors for the last time at the end of the summer term.

In October 1994, a report in The Mail began: ‘If your memories of school are happy ones then perhaps the perfect home for you would be a school house.’

"It stated that Dendron School, which had closed in July, was up for sale and was being recommended as suitable for conversion.

"It was described as an “interesting development opportunity.”

As that point the building did not have planning permission for conversion into a house.

Chartered surveyors Lowther-Scott-Harden from Cockermouth were selling the property on behalf of the Carlisle diocese.

They were looking for offers of more than £25,000.

There were three classrooms, a kitchen and cloakrooms as well as the asphalt playing ground and the views from the building took in the Furness peninsula and Morecambe Bay.

In all the site covered about a quarter of an acre.

Kate Russell, of Lowther-Scott-Harden said: "We have already had considerable interest even though it has only been on the market for a week.

"It is in such a beautiful situation we hope we will get a lot of interest."

South Lakeland Council had said the school met the criteria needed to get permission for conversion.

Miss Russell said: "It is early days yet. So far the interest shown has been from local people."