Former Quaker School - Bradford, UK
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dtrebilc
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This plaque is on the outside of a former schoolhouse built by the Quakers in Bradford.
Waymark Code: WMGQY0
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/02/2013
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Bradford’s main industry was woollen production and at one time had so many mills that it was known as the wool capital of the world.
In order to meet the demand for experienced workers many people emigrated to Bradford from Europe. This area known as Little Germany was home to the German merchants who came to Bradford in the late 1850s for the prosperous textile industry. Today these unique buildings form a collection of 85 buildings constructed between 1855 and 1890.
The school dates from a period earlier than this, but its survival is probably due to the fact that these other woollen mills and warehouses have been preserved.
The text on the blue plaque tells us the story of the building.
A
Quaker School
for boys was founded in
Bradford in 1830 and was held
in a room over a Malt Kiln in
Fawcett Row. A girls school
was founded soon after but
the wish to provide education
for juniors led in 1832 to the
construction of this building
in which all three schools were
housed.
Bradford City Heritage