Anybody fancy buying a school? (Northants)

[SpuffMonkey]

Saw this Commercial Auctions > Online Timed Auction > Tuesday 12th May 2015 - W&H Peacock - Auctioneers & Valuers - its a private school gone bust near here.

 

Quite a lot of kit going if anyone is looking for some second hand stuff

Edited May 1, 2015 by elsiegee40

[dry]

Loving it...

 

Catalogue Details

 

There's quite a few techie bits in there.... desktops/laptops start at lot #205

Edited May 1, 2015 by dry

[LeMarchand]

I had visions of some lovely old pile up for grabs rather than the contents!

[tech_guy]

Looks like they're not bothering to break that cab down and sell it all as separate lots? Could be a few bargains going then.

 

And check out lots 175 to 180: 175 and 176, etc.

Edited May 1, 2015 by tech_guy

[tech_guy]

Gotta bid on this:

 

Reproduction chainmail body armour with reproduction medieval helmet

[davyboi]

Never mind the IT stuff I wouldn't mind lot 497 for boiling up some homebrew, shame it's over 120 miles away

[elsiegee40]

Gotta bid on this:

 

Reproduction chainmail body armour with reproduction medieval helmet

 

 

 

Wear it round school and start a rumour about wifi radiation protection

[abillybob]

Owww Poor school. It's like looking at an abandoned building, to think only a little while ago it was buzzing with students and staff is upsetting.

[MrPstv]

Great Houghton School shuts and administrators appointed - BBC News

[abillybob]

Their website is still up as well showing events "not to miss" in July! Quinton House School | Quinton House School

[Miscbrah]

Let's buy it, all run it the way we want, the way we've dreamed of. A place where ICT workers will always have a home. Technologies sans Frontiers!

 

Call it Outer Heaven Primary (anyone aware?)

 

...Can anyone develop nukes? Srs.

[ButterflyMoon]

Wouldn't mind having the minibuses to convert to campervans

[Chris_]

I've seen a couple of auctions for the contents of independent schools.. working in an independent school you realise how vulnerable you are and one day it could be the contents of our buildings up for auction!

[tech_guy]

Wouldn't mind having the minibuses to convert to campervans

 

I was thinking the very same thing!

[Achandler]

Can we have it put on record that @abillybob has linked the incorrect school, Quinton House school has not gone under, still does have events happening. The article on the BBC says that Quinton House is offering to work with pupils and parents to get them places. It is Great Houghton that went under.

[tech_guy]

That BBC article is confusing - it scoobied my brain at first until I re-read it a couple of times.

[clockend25]

We've been looking at what might be of interest to us. I think we'll probably be sending a scouting party over on one of the viewing days. It's sad, but there's probably kit there that can benefit other schools facing financial struggles.

[mthomas08]

I'm surprised at all the good IT stuff I keep spotting, I like attractive technology but did they just throw money at IT and hope for the best...

[Edu-IT]

Epson 3LCD ceiling mounted computer projector with Smartboard screen and pair of Nuvo loud speak...

 

Someone has written the assets on the smartboard in red pen!

[abillybob]

Epson 3LCD ceiling mounted computer projector with Smartboard screen and pair of Nuvo loud speak...

 

Someone has written the assets on the smartboard in red pen!

 

That made me gasp when I saw it too! What a tool.

[Edu-IT]

Hopefully it'll be easy to remove.

 

I'm wondering why some people have bidded on what appears to be boxes of junk! They must have spotted value.

[gsk]

Probably just chancers for a couple of pounds.

[gsk]

Also, BT are going to be cross if someone wanders off with their box from lot 171

[matt40k]

Also, BT are going to be cross if someone wanders off with their box from lot 171

 

More you'll prob get an engineer turn up the day of the auction to upgrade it

[Andrew_C]

It isn't just Public Schools in trouble.

Totton sixth-form college cash crisis 'caused by cuts' - BBC News