Sir George Monoux College, Chingford Road
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Sir George Monoux College, Chingford Road
Image: © Marathon Taken: 9 Sep 2015
Sir George Monoux College is a sixth form college. It moved to the present premises in July 1927. Between 1885 and 1968 it was Sir George Monoux Grammar School. Sir George Monoux, the founder of the Grammar School , was born around 1465. In 1509 he became the Sheriff of London and later in 1514 he became Lord Mayor. He was elected to Parliament as a Burgess for the City in 1523 and was a wealthy man who spent much of his time in Walthamstow. For a fuller history of the college see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_George_Monoux_College This is the view of the entrance and the front from Chingford Road.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.595198
Longitude
-0.014877