Natural landmarks · West Midlands
Royal Wolverhampton School
Royal Wolverhampton School — a school heritage in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Roger Kidd — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Royal Wolverhampton School is a school heritage located in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Catalogued from Wikidata's UK heritage register; see the Wikipedia article for further historical and visitor details.
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Place summary
Royal Wolverhampton School is an educational institution located in the West Midlands. It is notable for its long history and is one of the oldest schools in the area. The school offers a range of academic and extracurricular programmes.
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Background
History
The Royal School, Wolverhampton began life as The Wolverhampton Orphan Asylum. It was founded in 1850 by John Lees, a local lock-manufacturer and freemason, after a cholera epidemic ravaged the town and left many children orphaned. The orphanage was completely funded by voluntary subscription and was dedicated to the education and maintenance of children who had lost one or both parents. The Royal Orphanage of Wolverhampton came into being in 1891 when Queen Victoria gave permission for the prefix 'Royal' to be used. The charity carried on using this title until the late 1940s when King George VI permitted it to be re-styled The Royal Wolverhampton School. The following decade saw a rapid…
Architecture
The school's original premises were at 46 Queen Street, Wolverhampton. In 1854 it moved to new buildings on Penn Road. These have been greatly extended over the years but they still form the nucleus of the current school.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.5723, -2.1382
- District
- Wolverhampton
- Parish
- Wolverhampton, unparished area
- Postcode
- WV3 0EG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wolverhampton West
- Established
- 1850
- Official site
- theroyalschool.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2054240 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Royal School, Wolverhampton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Royal Wolverhampton School?
- Royal Wolverhampton School is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WV3 0EG), in the parish of Wolverhampton, unparished area.
- When was Royal Wolverhampton School built?
- Built or established in 1850.
- Is Royal Wolverhampton School free to visit?
- Yes, Royal Wolverhampton School is free to enter.
- How do I get to Royal Wolverhampton School?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode WV3 0EG. It sits within the Wolverhampton West parliamentary constituency.