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SWAYLANDS SCHOOL, KENT
Catalogue reference: ACC/3605
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This record is about the SWAYLANDS SCHOOL, KENT dating from 1957-1959.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ACC/3605
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Title (The name of the record)
- SWAYLANDS SCHOOL, KENT
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1957-1959
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Description (What the record is about)
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Photographs of the school
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<p>The records of the Middlesex County Council, including Education Committee minutes and the records of the Education Department are held by the Greater London Record Office.</p>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- London Metropolitan Archives: City of London
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Swaylands School, Kent</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3 volumes and 1 print
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Swaylands School was a residential special school for educationally subnormal boys maintained by Middlesex County Council.
After the passing of the 1944 Education Act, the MCC expanded its provision for special education increasing its numbers of residential schools from one to ten, many accommodated in large mansions in the home counties. Swaylands was a 19th century Tudor style house situated at Penshurst, near Tonbridge, in Kent.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/11a5aeb0-39ee-4a92-b1f6-58649c1c086e/
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SWAYLANDS SCHOOL, KENT