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    Whippingham School, Isle of Wight

    Jul 1864Aug 1864

    Albumen print | 5.7 x 8.7 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2117206

    Photograph of Whippingham School built as part of the Royal estate on the Isle of Wight. A gate with a path leading to the front entrance of the school is in the foreground. The school itself comprises two gabled ends with a central spire built into the roof and a small bell tower in front of it. In addition to the school, a church designed by Prince Albert was built at Whippingham.

    • Creator(s)

      Unknown Person (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Whippingham School

    • 5.7 x 8.7 cm (image) (image)

    • Acquired by Princess Helena

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Great Britain
            • England
              • Isle of Wight [England]
                • Whippingham [Isle of Wight]
      • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
        • Architecture
          • Buildings for educational, scientific & cultural purposes
            • Schools
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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