Braidwood Academy for the Deaf and Dumb, first school in England for the education of the deaf & dumb. Run by Thomas Braidwood. Stood on this site, 1783 - 1799.
London Borough of Hackney
E9, Chatham Place
The name of the house in which the school was housed started as Bowling Green House.  It was changed to Grove House. see our page for the Academy for more about this building and others used by the Academy.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Braidwood Academy
First school in England for the education of the deaf.  Established  by Thoma...
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Braidwood Academy
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The plaque is on the wall to the right of the gate, in our photo hidden by the bush. A notice on the gate explains that the sections of ...
Sir Learie Constantine, 1901 - 1971, West Indian cricketer and statesman, lived here 1949 - 1954. English Heritage
In our photo the plaque can be seen to the left of the four lamps.
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