Brudenell School Leeds also known originally as Brudenell Council

City council

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 School was a mixed school for infants, juniors and seniors, on Welton Road in the Hyde Park

Hyde Park, Leeds

Hyde Park is an inner-city area of north-west Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, situated between the University of Leeds and Headingley.It is mainly in the Hyde Park & Woodhouse ward, though some areas of what is often considered to be Hyde Park lie within the Headingley Ward . The boundary is...

 area of Leeds

Leeds

Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...

. The large and impressive Victorian

Victorian era

The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...

 building dated from before 1900, and was demolished around 1990. A modern Primary School, built in 1992, now exists on the site.

Across the road and in the surrounding area are many back-to-back houses

Back-to-back houses

Usually of low quality and high density, they were built for working class people and because three of the four walls of the house were shared with other buildings and therefore contained no doors or windows, back-to-back houses were notoriously ill-lit and poorly ventilated and sanitation was of...

. The Shop in the photograph was originally a Grocery Shop run by Mr Spinks.

Teachers

Teachers at the school included (1941-44 ) Mr Crouch (Headmaster), 'Old Joe, Scott, Mr Barrett,
Mr Coultas, Miss Robinson (Took the 'B' classes), Miss Humphrey(age 19!) (PT), and (1960s Mr Curry (Headmaster).