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== Education in the 1850s ==
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Premises on the corner of Faulkner Street and Charles Street, were rented, to be used as a ‘dissenting’ Sunday School.
[[File:9HEB6 Wedding of Princess Royal 1858.jpg|thumb|''<small>1858 Wedding of the Princess Royal</small>'']]
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There was a procession in November 1867 at the opening of Grosvenor Park, two years after the school opened. Note “large adult class”
[[File:9HEB13B Letter Christmas 1870.jpg|thumb|''<small>Letter published Christmas 1870</small>''|459x459px]]
[[File:9HEB10 Census 1871 Schoolmistresses.jpg|thumb|426x426px|''<small>Extract from 1871 Census showing 'Schoolmistresses'</small>'']]▼
At Christmas 1870, a letter was published showing that only six years after it opened the non-denominational use of Westminster Road School was under threat and a new building was being sought.
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▲[[File:9HEB10 Census 1871 Schoolmistresses.jpg|
The 1871 Census records the first Mistresses by name Elizabeth White (Girls) and Mary Fraser (Infants) living at 12 Peploe Street. They were aged 21 and 23 respectively. Miss Carver’s name is annotated on the Census return.
[[File:9HEB11 1875 Death Mrs Carver.jpg|thumb|''<small>Advertisment 1875, following Miss Carver's death, handing over the school to a 'comittee of management'</small>''|center]]
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The first school log-book from 1876 has survived. The schools held annual tea meetings, attended by parents, teachers, dignitaries and officials where pupils received prizes, usually for attendance. Reports of these show that the subjects taught were the 3-Rs, and for older pupils, literature and geography. Being a Girls school needlework was also taught.
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[[File:9HEB14 1886 Annual Tea Meeting 1.jpg|left|thumb|''<small>Annual Tea meeting 1886 quoting from the Inspector’s report (1)</small>'']]
[[File:9HEB14 1886 Annual Tea Meeting 2.jpg|thumb|''<small>Annual Tea meeting 1886 quoting from the Inspector’s report (2)</small>'']]
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[[File:9HEB66 1950s Westminster Dance Troupe.jpg|center|thumb|''<small>1950s The Westminster Dance Troupe – the school had a history of participating in dance events</small>'']]
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File:9HEB53 1953 Reports Sheila Sharpe.jpg|''<small>1953 Report for Sheila Sharpe aged 16 Class VI</small>''
File:9HEB54 1953 Reports Sheila Sharpe.jpg|''<small>1953 Report for Sheila Sharpe aged 16 Class VI</small>''
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