Buckhurst Hill County High School
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Buckhurst Hill County High School, BHCHS, (1938-1989) was a secondary school in Chigwell
, Essex
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In 1953 there were 549 boys and the staff consisted of the headmaster and nineteen assistant masters.
Chigwell
Chigwell is a civil parish and town in the Epping Forest district of Essex. It is located 11.6 miles north east of Charing Cross. It is served by two London Underground stations and has a London area code.-Etymology:According to P. H...
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Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
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History
It opened on 15 September 1938. It was near to RAF Chigwell and the River RodingRiver Roding
The River Roding is a river in England that rises near Dunmow, flows through Essex and forms Barking Creek as it reaches the River Thames in London....
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In 1953 there were 549 boys and the staff consisted of the headmaster and nineteen assistant masters.
Comprehensive
It became a comprehensive in the mid-1970s. The school was combined with two other schools in 1989 to become Roding Valley High School, located on a different site. The BHCHS building was subsequently sold off by Essex CC and is now the home of an independent school.Former Pupils' Association
The former pupils' association, Old Buckwellians, is still active with 1600 members.Notable alumni
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