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Wapping Road School opened in 1877 and closed in 2000. In 1887 the head saw several children keel over and faint during morning assembly. He sent out for bread, jam and tea and paid for it from his own pocket. It was also one of the first schools in Britain to have its own swimming pool. It's falling apart, has homeless people living here and enough used needles scattered around to fill the swimming pool.
A small collection of the paraphernalia:
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What a beautiful building! The stonework is lovely.
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Posted by Little Sister What a beautiful building! The stonework is lovely.
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It's such a shame it's left to go to ruin. The owners removed the slate from the roof to "protect it" but it made it worse.
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