The English higher grade schools formed a key part of an expanding 19th-century education system, but they threatened the vested interests of a powerful Establishment bent on reaffirming the status quo. The author analyzes the 1902 Education Act as a retrogressive move by which much was lost.
This title tells the story of a remarkable school, its various buildings and the people who lived and worked in them. It charts the social and educational changes which have taken place over the last 150 years and the survival of piece of architectural history.
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