Building    From 1553 

Bridewell Royal Hospital

Categories: Education

Bridewell Palace was given by Edward VI in 1553 to the City of London to house this school, founded by royal charter in the same year. In 1867 the school moved to Surrey and changed its name to King Edward's School, Witley. The picture shows Bridewell between 1660 and 1666.

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Bridewell Royal Hospital

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St Brides Place

Here stood the palace of Bridewell built by Henry VIII in 1523 and granted by...

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Founded by George Aldrich. It moved to Headley, Hampshire in 1934. Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and Charles, Prince of Wales are alumni. This photo shows Charles with fellow pupils.

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When LCC was replaced with the GLC the body responsible for education became ILEA.  Disliked by Thatcher, ILEA survived a number of attempts to abolish it but succumbed in 1990.  Thereafter the loc...

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Winifred Darch

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1 memorial
Lilian Faithfull

Lilian Faithfull

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1 memorial