Braidwood Academy for the Deaf and Dumb, first school in England for the education of the deaf & dumb. Run by Thomas Braidwood. Stood on this site, 1783 - 1799.
London Borough of Hackney
E9, Chatham Place
The name of the house in which the school was housed started as Bowling Green House. It was changed to Grove House. see our page for the Academy for more about this building and others used by the Academy.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Braidwood Academy
First school in England for the education of the deaf. Established by Thoma...
Established an early school for the deaf. Born Scotland. Set up as a teacher...
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Braidwood Academy
Hackney Council was created in 1965 from the 3 Metropolitan Borough Councils ...
The plaque gives 1739 as the foundation date but sources give 1749.
This plaque plays an important part in the plot of the 2004 film Closer. A main character uses Ayres' story as a model for her invented ...
The people in the picture standing on the plaque are doing the obligatory circular walk to read the inscription. Plaque carved by Richar...
Unveiled in its new location on 19 April 2023, the same day that a plaque at the other end of Olympic Way was unveiled.
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