
What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: The quaker Joseph Lancaster inspired the Lancastrian Girls' School which was established on this site 1812
The Lancastrian Girls' School in Chichester, founded in 1812, reflects the educational reforms advocated by Joseph Lancaster, who pioneered a monitorial system of teaching that aimed to provide education for the poor efficiently and at scale.
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