Pupils of S. S. No. 21 (St. Lawrence School), London Township

Description

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Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

Group photograph of senior students posed outside S. S. No. 21 (St. Lawrence School). A sign in the foreground states ST. LAWRANCE S.S. No 21 LONDON SENIOR.

Notes

This white brick school with two classrooms and a basement was built in 1909 on N 1/2 Lot 11, Con. 2, London Township. It served an area bounded by Adelaide Street on the west, down Cheapside Street to Boullee Street, south to Oxford Street, east to Highbury Avenue and to the north branch of the Thames River. Enrolment in 1917 was 54 pupils. St. Lawrence school closed in 1959 and the Roman Catholic Diocese of London purchased the property. The school building was torn down in 1964 when the site became an extension of St. Peter's Cemetery. (Source: "London Township" edited by Alice Gibb, published 2001)

The map shows the approximate location where this school once stood.

Inscriptions

Reverse (handwritten in ink) - St. Lawrence School - S.S. #21, London, Township [and] About 1925-1926 or 1927, not certain [and] Teacher - either Miss Evans or Miss Stanfield (Laura) [and] 2 rooms - Senior Room [and] Picture given by Ellen Grimster (formerly Cook) Girl in centre of picture - Middle Row

Date of Original

ca. 1925-1927

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