Bainbridge Institute
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Bainbridge Institute
Image: © David Pickersgill Taken: 27 Jun 2009
The style and date (1875) of the building strongly suggests it was built as a school, probably as a result of the 1870 Education Act which allowed local school boards to raise money from the rates to fund elementary education. If that's not enough, the name of the road running off to its right, School Hill, clinches the argument!
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Image Location
Latitude
54.306368
Longitude
-2.103855