Paterson Court (The Old School)
Paterson Court incorporates Knowle Parochial School, built in 1871 by Knowle United
Charities at a cost of £508.3s.9d. The school was built for 200 children, but was
soon enlarged. There are numerous school group photographs and many memories. It
was the main school in Knowle until 1958, when Arden School (now Arden Academy) opened
to cater for children over eleven from both Knowle and Dorridge. The old school
remianed in use for children up to eleven until the present primary school was built
in Kixley Lane in 1966.
After standing empty for several years and much heart searching about its future
the old school was converted into sheltered housing by The Royal British Legion in
1979, and named after Col.onel Paterson, a long-standing past chairman of the Knowle
branch.
