What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: College Street. Dame Allan's Schools 1883-1935. Dame Allan's Boys' School (first floor) and Girls' School (ground floor) by R. J. Johnson. Dame Eleanor Allen founded the original schools in 1705 to provide a proper education for 40 poor boys and 20 poor girls of the parishes of St Nicholas and St John. Recorded plaque organisation: City of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Dame Eleanor Allen established Dame Allan's Schools in 1705 to offer educational opportunities to underprivileged children from specific Newcastle parishes, marking an early initiative in charitable education.
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