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Christ Church had a day school from the time it
opened in 1849.
The large room under the East end of the church was used as a classroom
where boys and girls were taught to read and write and master
arithmetic. This was before the Act of 1870 when schooling became
compulsory. Up to 760 children used to attended the school in the
classroom below the church.
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| At the Annual Vestry Meeting of 1880, it was reported
that the school was full to overflowing and that a separate school
building was urgently needed. A piece of land bordering Borough Road was
purchased from the Earl of Shrewsbury and a school with separate
departments for boys, girls and infants was built. It was opened on St.
Michael's Day, September 29th 1883. It was known as a higher grade
school and, like today, had a reputation for very good teaching. |
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