Ragged School Museum
The Ragged School Museum is a museum in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The museum was opened in 1990 in the premises of the former Dr Barnardo's Copperfield Road Ragged School. The school opened in 1877 to serve the children of Mile End with a basic education. It was the largest of its kind at the time.[1] It closed in 1908 when sufficient government/London County Council schools had been established to take over the work. At its height the school had more than 1,000 pupils on weekdays, and 2,400 Sunday school attendees. The team continued to organise events for the local community even after the school closed. The building saw later use as a factory.[2][3]
The museum is housed in three canalside warehouses at 46–50 Copperfield Road.
The museum, which is run by volunteers, seeks to record the establishment in 1844 of the
The buildings face Mile End Park.
References
- ^ "Ragged School Museum | Things to do in Mile End, London". Time Out London.
- ^ "Guest article: Restored Victorian crane marks first step in facelift for Barnardo's Ragged School Museum | Culture24". www.culture24.org.uk.
- ^ a b Kennedy, Maev (19 December 2016). "Ragged School Museum wins £4.3m restoration grant". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Ragged School Museum | Culture24". www.culture24.org.uk.
- ^ "Ragged School Museum - Museum - visitlondon.com".
External links
Media related to Ragged School Museum at Wikimedia Commons
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