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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: The Orphen Working School, Maitland Park, St Pancras
« on: Friday 09 November 12 10:18 GMT (UK) »
The site of the Orphan Working School is being redeveloped as a large residential care home by Camden Council. The original OWS building has long gone and more recently the site was redeveloped and most recently used as a Temporary Hostel. The original site of the OWS was Maitland Park it was split in 1900s with part used to develop social housing so it is not as large as described in the extract below.
The history of the OWS is only partly described in the extract - it had both royal and famous name patrons such as Rudyard Kipling. The later name of the OWS was Alexandra House Orphanage with a member of the staff, Joseph Soul, later setting up the Royal Alexandra and Albert School in Reigate, Surrey.
Archives for 1877-1946 are available at the Surrey History Centre.
One of two inscribed foundation stones from the original site was transferred to the Royal Alexandra and Albert School in 2010. The other will be included in the new care home to be completed next year (2013).
The history of the OWS is only partly described in the extract - it had both royal and famous name patrons such as Rudyard Kipling. The later name of the OWS was Alexandra House Orphanage with a member of the staff, Joseph Soul, later setting up the Royal Alexandra and Albert School in Reigate, Surrey.
Archives for 1877-1946 are available at the Surrey History Centre.
One of two inscribed foundation stones from the original site was transferred to the Royal Alexandra and Albert School in 2010. The other will be included in the new care home to be completed next year (2013).