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1. The History
The School was founded in August 1926. The Plymouth LEA transferred the girls from Regent Street Central School to join the girls at Keppel Place Central School while the boys combined to create Sutton Secondary School for Boys in the Regent Street building. When the School opened in the September that year there were 350 pupils. Headmistress Miss E. Bence was supported by 19 full-time staff and two visiting teachers. There was an official inspection by the Board of Education in 1928 and then seven years later it was elevated to the status of a High School in 1935. The school closed in 1986 and has been empty since. It become a known magnet for rough sleepers and drug users. Since closing down and falling into disrepair, the building has been used by mobile phone companies to erect their masts which explains the recent increase in security at the former school.
2. The Explore:
Again another externals-only report from Plymouth as the place is pretty much sealed and bar being spider-man or having a ladder – you aren’t going to get in. The reports on the school dried up in 2012 when the mobile phone companies leased the place and secured it. That said, an interesting building and enough externals to merit a mini-report. From what I’ve seen of the older reports it does look interesting inside the school.
3. The Pictures:
img9270 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9269 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9268 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9267 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9266 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9265 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9264 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9263 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9262 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9261 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9272 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The School was founded in August 1926. The Plymouth LEA transferred the girls from Regent Street Central School to join the girls at Keppel Place Central School while the boys combined to create Sutton Secondary School for Boys in the Regent Street building. When the School opened in the September that year there were 350 pupils. Headmistress Miss E. Bence was supported by 19 full-time staff and two visiting teachers. There was an official inspection by the Board of Education in 1928 and then seven years later it was elevated to the status of a High School in 1935. The school closed in 1986 and has been empty since. It become a known magnet for rough sleepers and drug users. Since closing down and falling into disrepair, the building has been used by mobile phone companies to erect their masts which explains the recent increase in security at the former school.
2. The Explore:
Again another externals-only report from Plymouth as the place is pretty much sealed and bar being spider-man or having a ladder – you aren’t going to get in. The reports on the school dried up in 2012 when the mobile phone companies leased the place and secured it. That said, an interesting building and enough externals to merit a mini-report. From what I’ve seen of the older reports it does look interesting inside the school.
3. The Pictures:
img9270 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9269 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9268 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9267 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9266 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9265 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9264 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9263 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9262 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9261 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9272 by HughieDW, on Flickr
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