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The Round School
Built in 1758 as a charity school for fifty poor children, containing a school room and masters' accommodation.
William Wilberforce was one of the first trustees.
It became the Old Central School, chief elementary school of the village.
SW19, Camp Road, Wilberforce House
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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The Round School
It was the principal elementary school in Wimbledon Village, run as a charity...
Politician, philanthropist and slavery abolitionist. Born in High Street, Hul...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
The Round School
Formed under the London Government Act 1963, by the merger of the Municipal B...
London County Council Sir George Alexander, 1858 - 1918, actor manager, lived here.
London County Council F. E. Smith, Earl of Birkenhead, 1872 - 1930, lawyer and statesman, lived here.
Epsom Cottage Hospital moved into this purpose-built accommodation in 1889. In 1948 it joined the NHS but closed in 1988. Now, 2017, it h...
The image on the plaque is taken from Merry-Go-Round, Mark Gertler's 1916 painting, possibly inspired by the roundabout at the annual Ham...
English Heritage John Desmond Bernal, 1901 - 1971, crystallographer, lived and died here.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
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