West Hove Infants School, Connaught Road, Hove
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West Hove Infants School, Connaught Road, Hove
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 18 Feb 2017
Built in 1884 and opened as the Connaught Road School. During a reorganisation of education in the 1940s part of the building became Hove Manor Secondary School until its closure in 1967. It then became Connaught Road First School until 1984 when the building was deemed unfit for children's education. Subsequently, it was converted into an adult education centre until swingeing further education cuts forced its owners, City college, to close the campus in 2010. During the latter period the school was listed as an example of the work of Thomas Simpson, a forward thinking designer of school buildings in the area, and the last one within the city left standing. Subsequently, the site was taken over by West Hove Infants and reopened in September 2011 returning the building to its original use.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.829477
Longitude
-0.177046