Boarding School. First mentioned in 1813, but probably built some years before that. Its most famous pupil was Edgar Allan Poe, who was educated there from 1817 to 1820.
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Manor House School Stoke Newington
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Edgar Allan Poe - N16 - Plaque 1
Edgar Allan Poe, 1809 - 1849, writer and poet, was a pupil at the Manor House...
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Royal Hospital School
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2 memorials
1 memorial
Twyford C. of E. High School
Set up by the London Diocesan Board for Schools. It opened as a result of a concerted campaign by local parents. The admission criteria for the school favour students from practising Christian or o...
1 memorial
Tony Meehan
Drummer. Born Daniel Joseph Anthony Meehan at the New End Hospital, Hampstead. He was one of the original line-up of Cliff Richard's backing group, The Shadows. He left the group in 1961 and event...
1 memorial
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