Clewer House School was a 19th-century grammar school in

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for boys. Clewer House was a manor house built ''c.'' 1795. In the early 1800s the house was occupied by John Ramsbottom (1778–1845), who served as MP for Windsor from 1810 to 1845 and moved to

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''c.'' 1835.St Leonards Road, 'Spital' and Nearby in Windsor History, Old Photos and Genealogy Forum, theroyalwindsorforum.yuku.com
/ref> The school was founded in 1839 by Rev. William Redford Harris, a magistrate in Windsor who became the town's mayor in 1864. The school had an excellent academic reputation for a number of decades but was closed down around the turn of the 19th century.

Notable alumni

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Clewer House School Educational institutions established in 1839 Defunct schools in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Defunct grammar schools in England 1839 establishments in England