Central London District Schools, Hanwell, Middlesex
Architects Tress and Chambers ground plan of the new Central London District Schools at Hanwell, Middlesex, also known as the Cuckoo Schools. The schools were opened in 1856 by a group of Central London unions to house pauper children away from the workhouse. Charlie Chaplin was once an inmate. The main building is now a community centre
Picture No
10472646
Media ID
47528474
Size
5000px x 3900px
(3.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Printed illustration of design by Messrs Tress and Chambers
Date
1857
