In 1877 a ragged school was set up by Dr Barnardo at 46-50 Copperfield Road, E3, in a group of three canal-side warehouses. The school closed in 1908 when there were enough schools in the area run by the government. The buildings were then used by various industries, and then threatened with demolition. A group of local people set up the Ragged School Museum Trust and the museum opened in 1990.
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Ragged School Museum
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Old Limehouse
This is a replica of the door which served the Old Limehouse, built around 17...
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Manor House School Stoke Newington
Boarding School. First mentioned in 1813, but probably built some years before that. Its most famous pupil was Edgar Allan Poe, who was educated there from 1817 to 1820.
International Brigade Memorial Trust
From the picture source website: The International Brigade Memorial Trust was formed in 2002 from the veterans of the International Brigade Association, the Friends of the I.B.A., representatives ...
Sir Thomas Dewey
President of the Prudential Assurance Company. Born Thomas Charles Dewey in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. He joined the Prudential Company as a junior clerk and worked his way up. He lived in Bromley, K...
St Olave's Grammar School
Founded by Henry Leeke. Was in a building on Tooley Street from 1855 - 1967. The school has been on a number of sites in the area - see the school's history page for details. It is now in Orping...
Tower Hamlets College students
A further education college in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.It has four different campuses, the largest of which is on Poplar High Street.
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George Blencowe
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Orbell fountain - Paddington Street Gardens
W1, Paddington Street Gardens (south), Paddington Street
The inscription was nigh-on invisible so we took the opportunity to practice our finger-reading skills, which always attracts attention,...
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