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  • photography of the Schoolafterlife of a grand victorian institution,
  • Adults and children in the countryside posing with cleaning utensilsGetting an education,
  • Image shows slightly overexposed black and white photograph of a large Victorian building, with a sweeping drive surrounded by flowerbeds.Are the times changing?,
  • The end of the Bristol Guild,
  • An extract of writing about medieval almshouses from the Canterbury archivesHistory of Place,
  • Maison Dieu, 1941Maison Dieu,

afterlife of a grand victorian institution

photography of the School

How the School for the Blind’s landmark building fell into disrepair and has found a new use but contains echoes of the past.

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Getting an education

Adults and children in the countryside posing with cleaning utensils

 

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