The origins of the school date back to a nunnery in 1609. In 1869, Cardinal Manning decided to convert it into a seminary, and had John Francis Bentley (the architect of Westminster Cathedral) draw up plans for the current Tudor-styled buildings.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Sacred Heart School, Hammersmith
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