Raine's Foundation School
Approach Road, Bethnal Green, London E2.
Henry Raine was a wealthy businessman who lived in Wapping, and he founded a school for local poor children so they could be educated for free and move into skilled employment. The original building still stands today. The school has moved several times since and in 1985 the Upper School moved into the buildings of the former Parmiter's School in Approach Road - the Lower School is located nearby in Old Bethnal Green Road.
As well as an education the school provided meals and uniforms, these sculptures on the front of the new wing which was recently opened are a reminder of the uniforms that were worn by those original pupils in Wapping.
Raine's Foundation School
Approach Road, Bethnal Green, London E2.
Henry Raine was a wealthy businessman who lived in Wapping, and he founded a school for local poor children so they could be educated for free and move into skilled employment. The original building still stands today. The school has moved several times since and in 1985 the Upper School moved into the buildings of the former Parmiter's School in Approach Road - the Lower School is located nearby in Old Bethnal Green Road.
As well as an education the school provided meals and uniforms, these sculptures on the front of the new wing which was recently opened are a reminder of the uniforms that were worn by those original pupils in Wapping.