St Giles's National School, Bloomsbury, London. Wood engraving by J. M. Williams after E. M. Barry, 1860.

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1860
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38408i
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St Giles's National School, Bloomsbury, London. Wood engraving by J. M. Williams after E. M. Barry, 1860. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The National Schools were built in 1860 to cater for 1,500 children. Facilities included a soup kitchen, and an industrial school in the basement. The building survives (1996) on the corner of Endell Street and Shaftesbury Avenue

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[London]

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1 print : wood engraving ; image 26.9 x 16.9 cm

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St. Giles's National Schools, Bloomsbury, London.-Mr. E. M. Barry, architect. ; The Builder Bears number: 819

References note

R. Richardson and R. Thorne, The builder illustrations index, London, 1994, p.162

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Wellcome Collection 38408i

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