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The Grove Park School (or simply the Groves School) is a former school building in Wrexham, North Wales, which was home to a school between 1939 and 2003. The site has been derelict since 2003, and was proposed for demolition by Wrexham council, until the Welsh Government listed the building in 2016 following a campaign to preserve it.
Conclusion. 10.1 Grove Park School is a pleasant and well-built structure, located within an attractive area of Wrexham. It is however, typical of many schools built across Wales and England at the time and forms a late example of its type, prior to the revolution in school design after WWII.
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Scope and Content. The Wrexham County School for boys opened in 1895 in the premises of the former Grove Park private school. The Wrexham County School for girls opened in 1896. A new school for boys and girls opened in 1902 and a separate girls school was opened in 1940.
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Last updated. 22 August 2016. Report anything wrong with this page. A former Girls’ Grammar School in Wrexham, known locally as Grove Park School, has been awarded listed status for its special architectural interest.
History. Building History. The Cunliffe family sold the land upon which the school sits at the end of the 19th century . The land was to be used “for educational purposes” and several covenants to this effect remain in force to this day. The idea of a separate school for girls was first mooted at the start of the 20th century, when the ...
29 de nov. de 2016 · Marcus Jones. A High Court decision to strip a former school of its Grade-II listed status so it could be demolished has been reversed by the Welsh Government. Wrexham's Grove Park School...
