Date:January 1920 - December 1929 (c.)
Description:Gardens at Denstone Preparatory School. Arches covered in climbing plants. The College chapel is visible in the background. Denstone College was begun in 1868 and opened in 1873 as St. Chad's College with 46 boys. It was designed by William Slater and R.C. Carpenter in a Gothic style. The Chapel was built in 1879-87 and the Hall in 1888-91. Denstone College was the first Woodard school in the Midlands. The Rev. Nathanial Woodard was a Victorian philanthropist who wanted to achieve 'the union of classes by a common system of education'. He founded a number of schools aimed at benefiting a wide range of people, particularly the poorer middle classes. Photograph by Alfred McCann of Uttoxeter.
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Gardens at Denstone Preparatory School. Arches covered in climbing plants. The College chapel is visible ...
Gardens at Denstone Preparatory School. Well kept lawns and flower bed can be seen in the foreground, ...
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Image courtesy of: Mrs G.S. McCann
Donor ref:P76.041.09716 (37/42852)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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