Braidwood Academy for the Deaf and Dumb, first school in England for the education of the deaf & dumb. Run by Thomas Braidwood. Stood on this site, 1783 - 1799.
London Borough of Hackney
E9, Chatham Place
The name of the house in which the school was housed started as Bowling Green House. It was changed to Grove House. see our page for the Academy for more about this building and others used by the Academy.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Braidwood Academy
First school in England for the education of the deaf. Established by Thoma...
Established an early school for the deaf. Born Scotland. Set up as a teacher...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Braidwood Academy
Hackney Council was created in 1965 from the 3 Metropolitan Borough Councils ...
The Royal Brass Foundry, 1717, attributed to Sir John Vanbrugh. Following an explosion at Bagley's Foundry at Moorfields in 1716 which k...
The building was also restored after World War II damage. There can't be much of the original left.
Plaque unveiled by Dame Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellan.
The ICC is the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Club.
Mary Tealby, 1801-1865, founded the Home for Lost & Starving Dogs (now Battersea Dogs & Cats Home) that stood on this site, 1860 ...
