Exterior view of the front facade of the 'Blind Asylum' on Eastern Road, later known as the 'Brighton School for Blind Boys'

Date:
1861 - 1920
Location:
Blind Asylum, Eastern Road, The City Of Brighton And Hove
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Brighton Asylum for the Blind, Eastern Road, Brighton, The City of Brighton and Hove
Brighton School for Blind Boys, Eastern Road, Brighton, The City of Brighton and Hove
Brighton School for Partially Sighted Boys, Eastern Road, Brighton, The City of Brighton and Hove
Reference:
OP09748
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The 'Brighton Asylum for the Instruction of the Blind' was established in 1841 as a small school for blind pupils. In 1861 it moved to new premises in Eastern Road designed by the architect G Somers Clarke. In 1904 the girls at the school were transferred to the 'Barclay School for Partially Sighted Girls'. The school was renamed the 'Brighton School for Blind Boys' in 1921, and later the 'Brighton School for Partially Sighted Boys' in 1946. In 1951 it moved to Blatchington Court. The building on Eastern Road was demolished in 1958.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/40 Early Photographic Print Collection: East Sussex; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Architect: Clarke, George Somers

Keywords

Victorian School For The Blind