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Sutcliffe School, Winsley, Bradford-upon-Avon, Wiltshire

The Sutcliffe School began life in 1846 as a ragged school in Bath. After almost a century in premises on London Road Bath, it found a new home at Winsley House, Winsley, Bradford-upon-Avon. The site was purchase in 1949, but it was not until July 1952 that the establishment was officially re-opened by Mr Basil Henriques, Chairman of East London Juvenile Court and one of the country's best-known social workers for young people. The school, then described as being for maladjusted boys, could accommodate 30 youngsters aged from 7 to 11 years of age.

Winsley House, Bradford-upon-Avon, Wiltshire, 1904

The school ceased operation in August 1992.

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