History
It was founded in 1747 to educate children (boys and girls) of Huguenot descent in London
Although at first successful, it was in financial difficulties by the beginning of the nineteenth century, and educated girls only from them until its closure in 1924 (Robin D. Gwynn, Huguenot Heritage: The History and Contribution of the Huguenots in Britain, 1985)
Both institutions survived major rebuilding of streets in the surrounding area, which saw their address change to Shaftesbury Avenue (the school became no. 233)
However, the number of French-born Protestants was steadily declining, most Huguenots having been absorbed into the Church of England, and the trustees applied for Parliamentary sanction to demolish the Church, in 1824 (The Times, 20 November 1824)
The Act of Parliament was passed and the School and Church both closed in 1924
The School was replaced in 1927 by a charity, the , which provides educational grants for children of Huguenot descent in financial need
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What was reforming about it?
It was part of the thriving Huguenot community in London
Where in Bloomsbury
Website of current institution
The successor institution is the Westminster French Protestant School Foundation, at (opens in new window)
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Books about it
The successor institution, the , has some details online of daily life at the school under its last mistress, Madame Flecknoe (from 1894 to 1924)
Archives
Records of the school (including details of pupils up to 1889) are kept as part of the Huguenot Library collections in Special Collections at UCL; details are available online via (opens in new window)
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