Red brick school
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Red brick school
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 10 Jun 2014
Clarence Street was a slightly less busy street back in the day - today the four lanes of traffic rush by. But in the late 1800s, Swindon was enjoying a boom in population and the need for extra schools was apparent. In 1897, this imposing school was built for 840 older pupils and 320 infants at a cost of £12,091. It may have been coincidence but there used to be a brick and tiles works a short distance to the east of it. See Image] for the side in Euclid Street.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.559535
Longitude
-1.779827