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FRANCIS AVENUE SCHOOL, SOUTHSEA
Catalogue reference: SA/CC/DS/15
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This record is about the FRANCIS AVENUE SCHOOL, SOUTHSEA dating from 1897-1976.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SA/CC/DS/15
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Title (The name of the record)
- FRANCIS AVENUE SCHOOL, SOUTHSEA
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1897-1976
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Portsmouth History Centre
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Francis Avenue School, Southsea</corpname>
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The school was opened in 1897 as a Board School. Infants occupied the northern building, which was used as a School for the Blind 1932-1940. It became a Junior Mixed and Infants in 1946, and in 1975, Devonshire First School. The Boys and Girls departments were in the southern building, which became a Senior School in 1929, was renamed Southern Secondary Modern in 1951, and became Fernhurst Middle in 1975.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/7da8bc2e-68a7-4038-b592-2c2c5b051e0b/
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FRANCIS AVENUE SCHOOL, SOUTHSEA