What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Alderman Newtons School Built In The Holy Bones A D 1700 Rebuilt on this site 1864 enlarged in 1887 and again in 1897 Alderman Newton's Girls' School opened In 1920 on the transference of the Boys' school to High Cross Street
Alderman Newton's School, originally established in 1700, has been a significant educational institution for local children, undergoing several relocations and expansions to accommodate growing student populations, including the creation of a separate girls' school in 1920.
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