Calls have been made to ensure the future of one of Falmouth’s historic buildings after it was put on the market.

The former Wellington Terrace primary school has gone on the market with Vickery Holman for offers in excess of £695,000 after becoming ‘surplus to requirements’. Bids have to be in by 12 noon on February 29, unless an earlier bid is accepted.

The former primary school, Wellington Terrace is a period building dating from the 1890s and is described as being well located in a popular residential area as well as being a short walk from the town centre.

The former school, now known as Wellington Terrace Annexe, was opened in 1897 as a Board School for boys, built near the centre of Falmouth Town.

Wellington Terrace Annexe is owned by Falmouth University and hosted the studies for Foundation Degree students until summer 2017 when it was stopped.

In 2016 Falmouth University announced it was shutting its foundation course in art and design for at least one year, due to it being “expensive to run” before shutting it permanently the following year.

The diploma was one of the university's longest running courses, established by Falmouth College of Arts in the 1960s.

The brochure for the sale says there is the potential for residential conversion subject to planning. Fears have been raised that the building could be demolished as the building is not listed.

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Cllr David Saunby called for it to be turned into the town museum.

Posting on the Falmouth Down The Years Facebook page, Mr Saunby said: “Wellington Terrace would make a great community asset, including a town museum, which sadly Falmouth has not got.

“Must be the only town in Cornwall which does not have a museum for local history.

“Very sad. Whatever happens the actual building has to be retained.”

The sale of the school will bring back memories of many people who went to the school with the Packet recording many reunions of former pupils right up until 2015.

Up until 2017 the former school was used for Falmouth University’s art foundation course, however when this was controversially scrapped, the building was used for a variety of other purposes, including a Covid test centre in 2021.