Former primary school, presumably named for Amy Johnson, the connection being the (sort of) proximity of Croydon Airport.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Former primary school, presumably named for Amy Johnson, the connection being the (sort of) proximity of Croydon Airport.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Amy Johnson Junior School
Born on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent in 1808 to slave parents. Born with vitiligo, also known as piebaldism he was, as a baby, put on show in the capital, Kingstown. Aged 15 months he was ta...
Eliza (or Elizabeth) Yeates was born Horton, daughter of William Willson Yeates. See there for information about her family. Buried in St Michaels churchyard Horton, 1 December 1834.
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Workhouses.org informs that schools for children on Sundays probably happened earlier but the movement started in 1780 when Robert Raikes opened a school in Gloucester.
Social reformer and minister. Born in Settle, Yorkshire. Whilst working in the slums of Greenwich, he became appalled at the deprivations and cruelties suffered by children. He wrote 'The Gaol Crad...
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