Terrace Road Primary School, Swansea
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Terrace Road Primary School, Swansea
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 27 Apr 2014
Viewed from Terrace Road looking down towards Norfolk Street. The following information, based on the school's website, shows that, most unusually, the capacity of the school was increased by building downwards. Terrace Road Primary School was built in 1887 and opened its gates to 220 pupils on Monday August 27th 1888, with ample space to accommodate 360 more. However, by 1895 the school was becoming overcrowded with 600 pupils, so plans were put forward to extend the school by underpinning - to excavate the original foundation and build a new lower hall and classrooms under the existing building. The extension provided space for a further 500 pupils. On July 7th 1897, in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year, a stone was unveiled to commemorate the enlargement of the school.
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Image Location
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51.623306
Longitude
-3.954759