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Rawlins School

Another early photograph of Rawlins.
The Rawlins school was founded in Woodhouse in 1691 by Thomas Rawlins.

In 1893 the current site was bought from Mr T J Cradock. Building work started in 1895 and the school opened on 25th April 1897. In 1898 girls were admitted making Rawlins the first co-educational school south of the Trent.

Submitted on: 2009-06-29 Submitted by: Kathryn Paterson Artefact ID: 70 Artefact URL: www.quornmuseum.com/display.php?id=70