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THE NATIONAL SCHOOLS OF BRENTFORD |
land in the Ham for building a new school for boys to
replace St Lawrence's charity school. It opened in 1815
with 200 pupils (the building still stands and is now
occupied by Teddie's Nurseries) By 1835 it had became
a 'National' school under the auspices of the National
Society for the education of the Poor in the Principles
of the Established Church, which took over most of the
charity schools. The old charity school building in the
Butts became the school for girls until 1840 when they
moved to a 'new and excellent School Room in the Half
Acre were rebuilt in 1893 (the school building is now
Brentford Day Nursery) but they had closed by 1931
after the opening of Brentford Secondary Modern School
in Boston Manor Rd. Mrs Trimmer's school became St
George's National School for girls. An infant's room
was added in 1837 but it wasn't until the school moved
in 1893 to new premises at the junction of Clayponds
Lane and Green Dragon Lane that boys were admitted.
The Duchess of Teck opened the new school which was
described as being in a very much better position than
the former building except for the drawback that you
are liable sometimes to have your voice drowned by the
noise of passing trains St George's school closed in
1978 and the pupils transferred to Green Dragon School.
Photographs of Brentford
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