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Drawing of the Royal Union Schools building designed in 1837 to accommodate 500 scholars at an expense of £800. The old Boys' Schoolroom was demolished and rebuilt with an additional schoolroom for girls over it. Each schoolroom was 60 feet by 30 feet and had an adjoining 'classroom'. For a sketch-plan of the internal layout click here
The corner of Middle St. and Duke St. c1890. The school is at the far left.
Boyce's Street 1870s - these cottages were demolished so
that the school could be extended. In 1875 numbers 3,4 and 5 Boyce's St and part
of 58 West St were purchased as a site for an Infant School and to enlarge the
boys' playground and provide a playground for the girls and infants. The
approach to the girls' department, which had been by a staircase from Middle
Street was now made by a long corridor and staircase from Boyce's St.
The Middle Street side of the school - 1905
Boyce's Street - 1950s
School from playground - 1954 (Brighton & Hove Gazette)
The Middle Street side of the school - 1973.
The Middle Street side of the school - 1973 - work is
underway for the rebuilding of the school in 1974.
This stone, with its inscription just about legible, is now in our infant playground. It reads -
MIDDLE STREET SCHOOLS
Birds-eye view of the school buildings 2005. |
