| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Level | SubSeries |
| Reference Number | GDS/13/11 |
| Title | Kensington High School (1873-1948) |
| Date | 1873-[1960s] |
| Description | Papers regarding Chelsea High School and Kensington High School, including historical papers; log book; staff registers; admission records; fees book; inventories; prospectuses; papers regarding provision for further education for pupils over 17 at the school; printed circulars; regulations; papers regarding distinguished former pupils; papers regarding events; publications; photographs; correspondence; and press cuttings. |
| Extent | 2 folders, 1 oversized folder; 19 volumes. |
| AdminHistory | Chelsea High School was the first school opened by the Girls' Public Day School Company on 21 January 1873 at Durham House on Smith Street in Chelsea with 20 pupils under head mistress Miss Porter. In 1879 the school moved to 152-154 Cromwell Road and was renamed Kensington High School. In 1888 the school moved to Lytham House, St Albans' Road. In 1908 the school opened a Music Training Department for training music teachers. The course continued until the mid 1930s due to lack of support. In 1941 Lytham House was destroyed by a land mine and the school moved into 17 Upper Phillimore Gardens as a temporary measure. The school was unable to find suitable premises for the school and the senior school closed in 1948. The junior school continued as Kensington Preparatory School in Phillimore Gardens. |
| AccessStatus | Restricted access |
| AccessConditions | All papers containing personal data are subject to closure under the Data Protection Act. |
| Related Material | Papers regarding Kensington Preparatory School after 1948 can be found in GDS/12/11. Lucy Winifred (Winnie) White (later Nicolls) worked at Kensington High School and some papers regarding the school can be found in the papers of the White Family (See WF/5/157). |
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