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Red Gates Special School
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Dates of existence
1935
History
The School was opened as a Training Centre in 1935. It was housed in an old church hall; its founder was Miss L.B. Cooney.
In 1937 it moved to another church hall and came under the care of the Local Health Authority. During the War the Centre was closed. It resumed in another church hall in 1945 and two years later moved to a big old house in Thornton Heath.
About 1952 it moved again to a 25 room house, Coldharbour House, in Purley Way. This was replaced by the existing building in 1969 and in 1971 responsibility was transferred from the Public Health Department to the Education Department. It took the name Coldharbour but this was changed to Red Gates on 01 January 1995.
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Authority record identifier
CB079