sentences:  Even after the First World War, these pits were opened once again, albeit not for long.In the course of the 18th century, schooling in Cronenberg only ever took the form of winter school (a school geared towards an agricultural community’s practical needs, held in the winter, when farm families had a bit more time to spare).It is unknown when the first winter school opened, although records hold that by 1736, it had been open “for a number of years”.