| AltRefNo | E139 Burdett Coutts and Townshend Foundation Schools (002) |
| Title | [William Morris Hughes (1864-1952) Prime Minister of Australia visiting Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation Schools, Rochester Street, 21 March 1916] |
| Description | Burdett-Coutts Primary school has its origins in the Church of England School called St Stephen's, founded in 1847. The school in Rochester Street was founded in 1876, under the endowment of Revd Chauncery Hare Townshend and is known today simply as Burdett Coutts School, after Baroness Burdett-Coutts who was an early trustee and supporter. Born in Moreton Place, Pimlico, the Rt Hon William Morris Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia was a former stuudent teacher of the School. He went to Australia in 1884 and became Prime Minister in 1915. An ardent supporter of the Commonwealth he is seen here during a trip to London to be made Privy Councillor.
This is a copy of the original taken by M D Trace, ref CE 091286 A3. |
| Date | 9 Dec 1986 |
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| Access Status | Open |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA280 | Burdett-Coutts Primary School | |
| NA282 | Hughes; William Morris; PM of Australia | |
Places
| Code | Set |
| PL936 | Rochester St/St Margaret, Westminster |