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StorageSiteUCL Institute of Education
LevelSubSeries
Reference Number GDS/12/1
TitleThe Belvedere Academy, Liverpool
Date1900-2005
DescriptionPapers regarding Belvedere Academy, originally Liverpool High School, including a list of items in the file; papers regarding the premises of the school; prospectuses; papers regarding further education for pupils over the age of 17 at the school; papers regarding boarding houses connected to the school; printed circulars; regulations; head mistress's reports; papers regarding distinguished old girls; papers regarding events; school magazines; and press cuttings.
Extent2 folders
AdminHistoryLiverpool High School opened at 17 Belvidere Road, Liverpool, on 2 March 1880, with head mistress, Caroline Bolton. Preparatory department opened in 1891; junior school (formerly preparatory department) moved to 19 Belvidere Road, 1911; renamed the Belvedere School, 1912; teacher training department moved to 13 Belvidere Road, 1917; East Liverpool High School merged with Belvedere School, 1921; middle school moved to 15 Belvidere Road, 1923; evacuated to Shrewsbury High School during World War II; junior school moved to 23 Belvidere Road after the War; new class room block opened, 1964; new hall and gymnasium opened, 1978; new laboratories installed, 1980; designated an academy, 2007.
AccessStatusOpen
Related MaterialThe main records of the school are still in the possession of Belvedere Academy. Inspection Reports were also originally held in the file but were removed at a later date when the records were held by the Trust. A published history of the school can be found in GDS/23/2/1.

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