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
Here stood the palace of Bridewell built by Henry VIII in 1523 and granted by...
In 1863 five noblemen of the Choshu clan left Japan to study at UCL. No one f...
From the picture source website: "In 1710 Cass set up a school for 50 boys an...
Founded by Elizabeth Jesser Reid as the Ladies College, the first higher educ...
