Exterior view of the front, west elevation of 4 Church Road, Edgbaston, a former 'Royal School for the Deaf', shown from across the road to the west

Date:: 26 Mar 1987

Location:: 4 Church Road, 4 Church Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Birmingham; Show all locations

General Institution for Deaf and Dumb Children, Church Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham

Royal Institution for Deaf and Dumb Children, Church Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham

Royal School for the Deaf, Church Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham

Reference:: BB92/19505

Type:: Photograph (Negative)

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Description

The school opened as the 'General Institution for Deaf and Dumb Children' in around 1815. By 1904 it was known as the 'Royal Institution for Deaf and Dumb Children', before becoming the 'Royal School for the Deaf' by 1938. It closed in 1984.

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This is part of the Job: 87/00365 4 Church Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham; within the Volume: BF114990 4 Church Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham; within the Sub Series: RCH01/002/004 RCHME Architectural Requests: Birmingham; within the Series: RCH01/002 Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England: Architectural Requests; within the Collection: RCH01 Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME) Archive

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Photographer: Hesketh-Roberts, Michael: Royal Commission On The Historical Monuments Of England

Keywords

Georgian Institute For The Deaf, Georgian Villa