Building From 1553

Bridewell Royal Hospital

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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Cambridge University

Group, Education

1 memorial

Yoshinari Hatakeyama

Became a student at UCL in 1865.

Person, Education, Japan

1 memorial

Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, USA,

In 1966 the remains of Church of St Mary Aldermanbury were removed to this college and restored as a memorial to Sir Winston Churchill.

Place, Education, USA

1 memorial

Takayuki Hori

Became a student at UCL in 1865.

Person, Education, Japan

1 memorial

Charterhouse School

Founded by Thomas Sutton in 1611, the year of his death. An ex-Carthusian priory near Smithfield was used for the school - thus pupils are known as Carthusians. Sutton was buried in the chapel. Th...

Building, Education

1 memorial