The old school in Shimpling Street
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The old school in Shimpling Street
Image: © Robert Edwards Taken: 21 Jan 2009
The oldest part of this building was built by Thomas Hallifax in 1841 as a girls school, then in 1871, his daughter had the school enlarged to accommodate the boys. The two porches were used as one for boys and one for girls. The building was in use as a school up until 1989 when it closed.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.140983
Longitude
0.729245