A primary school, demolished to make way for the Bridge Academy. This photo shows a 2014 reunion taking place in the school hall. We believe the building appears (in the distance) in a photo on ; third photo down.
Ex-pupil Brian Longman has written the history of the school and it is published in 'Hackney History' vol. 18 (2014), not available on-line.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Laburnum Street School
The origins of the school date back to a nunnery in 1609. In 1869, Cardinal Manning decided to convert it into a seminary, and had John Francis Bentley (the architect of Westminster Cathedral) draw...
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Killed, aged 2, in the Downhills shelter WW2 tragedy, 19 September 1940.
From British History online (mainly):Â In 1708 a charity school started in Spitalfields, the boys somewhere in Brick Lane, the girls somewhere in what is now Princelet Street. In 1782-3 a new school...
The Sick Children’s Trust is the charity that provides welcoming ‘Homes from Home’ where families with a sick child in hospital can stay. Founded in 1982 by Dr Jon Pritchard, working at Great Ormon...
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