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Title: park lane school tilehurst reading berkshire
Post by: Katie Hiscock on Sunday 07 October 18 17:20 BST (UK)

I have an ancestor who when to the park lane school in tilehurt reading berkshire in 1901, apparently there is now 2 schools with the same name on the same road. the junior school and infant school, does any one know which one was first and which one she could of gone to ?? clearly one was built after the other but i dont know which was first.any one seem pictures ?

much appricated
katie h

Title: Re: park lane school tilehurst reading berkshire
Post by: jim1 on Sunday 07 October 18 17:53 BST (UK)

A 1900 map of Tilehurst shows both schools, one in Park Lane & the other in School Rd. which was a continuation of Park Lane.
https://maps.nls.uk/view/97792057
Edit:
An 1873 map shows a Boys & Girls school only in School Rd. So that was there first.
https://maps.nls.uk/view/102339992

Title: Re: park lane school tilehurst reading berkshire
Post by: Katie Hiscock on Monday 08 October 18 15:33 BST (UK)

thank you for that