School's out
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School's out
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 1 Aug 2013
A former Wesleyan school is now a small business premises. The street was originally known as Idle or Idol Lane, but was renamed King Street in 1834, in honour of William IV. The area was home to the wool trade among others, but was falling into decline by then. It suffered from a cholera outbreak and a severe fire, starting from a baker's shop, in the nineteenth century. After the old ruins were cleared the school was established to serve the local children of the poor.
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Image Location
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50.720406
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-3.533716