Dame Allan's School, College Street
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Dame Allan's School, College Street
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 15 Jan 2010
Dame Allan's School was built in 1883 by R.J. Johnson, a local architect. High up on a gable wall, right-centre, is a niche containing a statue of Dame Eleanor Allan who founded schools in Newcastle in 1705. This building housed the schools until they moved to Fenham in the 1930s and now forms part of Northumbria University. Tyne and Wear HER (6247): Newcastle, College Street, Dame Allan's School (College House http://www.twsitelines.info Allan, Dame Eleanor (d. 1709) - Founder of independent schools for boys and girls on Philanthropy North-East website: http://www.philanthropynortheast.com/the-philanthropists/allan-dame-eleanor St James' Church can be seen to the right Image
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Image Location
Latitude
54.977452
Longitude
-1.609538