Church Farm Industrial School for Boys

The Church Farm Industrial School for Boys was a school in East Barnet, opened in 1860.[1] The first superintendent was Lieut.-Col. Gillum.[2][3] It once provided the choristers for the nearby church.[4] Some of the buildings are now used as the Oakhill Campus of Mill Hill County High School, other parts as a leisure centre and others as housing.

Some of the school buildings

Several buildings in the grounds of the school are listed with Historic England.[5][6][7]

References
  1. "The Children's Homes website - Church Farm Industrial School for Boys, East Barnet, Hertfordshire". childrenshomes.org.uk.
  2. "Parishes: East Barnet". british-history.ac.uk.
  3. "Church Farm East Barnet". barnet.gov.uk.
  4. "St Mary the Virgin - The Little Church on the Hill – east barnet parish church". stmarys-eastbarnet.org.uk.
  5. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1359129)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  6. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1064755)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  7. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1359114)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 October 2015.


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