West Heath house became a 'school for young ladies' in 1879, under the guidance of the Reverend and Mrs Powers. It had formerly been home to HRH Robert Philippe, Duc de Chartres, grandson of King Louis Philippe of France. In c.1900 it was bought by teachers Miss Lawrence and Miss Skeat, who commissioned this photograph. In 1948 the building was taken over by the Cassel Hospital for 'functional nervous disorders'.
This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series of photographic negatives and prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Client: Lawrence
Photographer: Lemere, Henry Bedford: Bedford Lemere And Company
Client: Skeat
Gymnasium, Private School, Education, Leisure And Recreation
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