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== Education in the 1850s ==
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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
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.
[[File:9HEB10 Census 1871 Schoolmistresses.jpg|thumb|426x426px|''<small>Extract from 1871 Census showing 'Schoolmistresses'</small>'']]▼
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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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