Central London District Schools, Hanwell, Middlesex
An early view of the Central London District Schools at Hanwell, 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
10725355
Media ID
47597516
Size
3000px x 1623px
(1.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans/Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Unattributed photograph on a carte de visite
Date
Date unknown
