What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Ragged School opened 28th July 1878 in former lace factory Recorded plaque organisation: Chesterfield Civic Society.
Ragged School provided free education for poor children in Chesterfield, opening on 28th July 1878; it played a crucial role in increasing literacy and offering social mobility to underprivileged youth.
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